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Auguste Rodin
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description
- Auguste Rodin
- Homme nu ailé
- Signed A Rodin and inscribed draperie jaune (lower right)
- Watercolor and pencil on paper laid down on card
- 13 by 9 7/8 in.
- 33 by 25.1 cm
Provenance
Percy M. Turner (acquired in 1913)
Philip J. Gentner, Worcester, Massachusetts (acquired in 1914)
Frank Bulkeley Smith, Worcester, Massachusetts (acquired from the above in 1914)
Frank Grosvenor Smith, Manasota Key, Florida (by descent from the above in 1918)
Thence by descent
Philip J. Gentner, Worcester, Massachusetts (acquired in 1914)
Frank Bulkeley Smith, Worcester, Massachusetts (acquired from the above in 1914)
Frank Grosvenor Smith, Manasota Key, Florida (by descent from the above in 1918)
Thence by descent
Exhibited
Brussels, Maison d'Art; Rotterdam, Rotterdamsche Kunst Kring; Amsterdam, Cercle d'Art; The Hague, Haagsche Kunstkring, Rodin, 1899, no. 30 (possibly)
Washington, D.C., The National Gallery of Art; New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Rodin Drawings, True and False, 1971-72, no. 93, illustrated in the catalogue
Baltimore, The Baltimore Museum of Art, on loan from the present owner from 1969 to 1987
Washington, D.C., The National Gallery of Art; New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Rodin Drawings, True and False, 1971-72, no. 93, illustrated in the catalogue
Baltimore, The Baltimore Museum of Art, on loan from the present owner from 1969 to 1987
Literature
Philip J. Gentner, ed., A Collection of Drawings by French Painters Chiefly of the Barbizon and Fontainbleau Schools, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1913-14, no. 64, illustrated n.p.
Albert Elsen & J. Kirk T. Varnedoe, The Drawings of Rodin, New York, 1971, no. 93, illustrated p. 124
Albert Elsen & J. Kirk T. Varnedoe, The Drawings of Rodin, New York, 1971, no. 93, illustrated p. 124
Condition
Executed on cream wove paper laid down on card. Sheet is time darkened overall, with minor surface dirt around extreme edges. A few small fox marks at center right. Scattered studio stains appear intentional and original to the work. Numbered 301 in pencil at upper left. Work is in good condition.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.