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Auguste Rodin
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
- Auguste Rodin
- Balzac, deuxième étude pour Le Nu F
- Inscribed A. Rodin, numbered no. 6, dated .© by Musée Rodin 1976. and inscribed with the foundry mark .Georges Rudier. .Fondeur. Paris.; stamped with the raised signature A. Rodin (on the interior)
- Bronze
- Height: 36 5/8 in.
- 93 cm
Provenance
Musée Rodin, Paris
Cantor Fitzgerald, New York (acquired from the above circa 1978-79)
Iris & B. Gerald Cantor, New York
Acquired from the above circa 1986
Cantor Fitzgerald, New York (acquired from the above circa 1978-79)
Iris & B. Gerald Cantor, New York
Acquired from the above circa 1986
Exhibited
Marcq-en-Baroeuil, France, Fondation Anne et Albert Prouvost, Auguste Rodin (1840-1917). Sculptures et Dessins, 1977, n.n.
Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, Rodin Rediscovered, 1981, no. 144
Washington, D.C., National Gallery of Art, Rodin Rediscovered, 1981, no. 144
Literature
Albert E. Elsen, Rodin, New York, 1963, illustration of the plaster p. 97
John L. Tancock, The Sculpture of Auguste Rodin, The Collection of the Rodin Museum Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 1976, illustration of another cast p. 437
Albert E. Elsen, In Rodin's Studio, A photographic record of sculpture in the making, Ithaca, 1980, illustration of another cast pl. 111
Joan Vita Miller & Gary Marotta, Rodin, The B. Gerald Cantor Collection, New York, 1986, illustrated p. 85
Catherine Lampert, Rodin, Sculpture & Drawings (exhibition catalogue), Hayward Gallery, London, 1986-87, illustration of the plaster p. 127
Albert E. Elsen, Rodin's Art, The Rodin Collection, Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts, Stanford University, New York, 2003, illustrations of another cast pp. 405-06
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin, Catalogue of Works in the Musée Rodin, vol. I, Paris, 2007, no. S. 1080, illustration of another cast p. 176
John L. Tancock, The Sculpture of Auguste Rodin, The Collection of the Rodin Museum Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 1976, illustration of another cast p. 437
Albert E. Elsen, In Rodin's Studio, A photographic record of sculpture in the making, Ithaca, 1980, illustration of another cast pl. 111
Joan Vita Miller & Gary Marotta, Rodin, The B. Gerald Cantor Collection, New York, 1986, illustrated p. 85
Catherine Lampert, Rodin, Sculpture & Drawings (exhibition catalogue), Hayward Gallery, London, 1986-87, illustration of the plaster p. 127
Albert E. Elsen, Rodin's Art, The Rodin Collection, Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts, Stanford University, New York, 2003, illustrations of another cast pp. 405-06
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin, Catalogue of Works in the Musée Rodin, vol. I, Paris, 2007, no. S. 1080, illustration of another cast p. 176
Condition
Work is in excellent condition. Dark brown and green patina. Some minor surface dirt in crevices and a few pindot surface stains could all easily be cleaned off, otherwise fine.
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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.