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Auguste Rodin
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description
- Auguste Rodin
- Étude pour une damnée
- Inscribed A. Rodin, dated © by Musée Rodin 1968 and inscribed with the foundry mark .Georges Rudier. Fondeur. Paris.
- Bronze
- Length: 14 1/4 in.
- 36 cm
Provenance
Musée Rodin, Paris
Iris & B. Gerald Cantor, New York (acquired from the above in 1968)
Acquired from the above in the 1970s
Iris & B. Gerald Cantor, New York (acquired from the above in 1968)
Acquired from the above in the 1970s
Literature
Albert E. Elsen, Rodin's Art, The Rodin Collection of the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University, New York, 2003, illustration of another cast p. 247
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin: Catalogue of Works in the Musée Rodin, vol. I, Paris, 2007, no. S. 594, illustrations of another cast p. 287
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin: Catalogue of Works in the Musée Rodin, vol. I, Paris, 2007, no. S. 594, illustrations of another cast p. 287
Condition
The sculpture bears a lovely blackish brown patina and is affixed to a wooden base at one point on the underside of the work. The surface is clean and there is a small spot of patina rubbing on her right calf. This work is in excellent condition.
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.
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.