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Auguste Rodin
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- Auguste Rodin
- Tête de Camille Claudel au bonnet
- Inscribed A. Rodin, dated © by Musée Rodin 1967, numbered 5 and inscribed with the foundry mark Georges Rudier. Fondeur. Paris.; stamped with the raised signature A. Rodin (on the interior)
- Bronze
- Height: 10 in.
- 25.2 cm
Provenance
Musée Rodin, Paris
Iris & B. Gerald Cantor, New York (acquired from the above in October 1967)
Acquired from the above in the 1970s
Iris & B. Gerald Cantor, New York (acquired from the above in October 1967)
Acquired from the above in the 1970s
Literature
Georges Grappe, Catalogue du Musée Rodin, Paris, 1929, illustration of the plaster version p. 71
Ionel Jianou & Cécile Goldscheider, Rodin, Paris, 1967, illustration of another cast pl. 64
John L. Tancock, The Sculpture of Auguste Rodin, Philadelphia, 1976, illustration of another cast p. 593
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, illustrations of other casts pp. 304-05
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin: Catalogue of Works in the Musée Rodin, vol. I, Paris, 2007, cited p. 267
Ionel Jianou & Cécile Goldscheider, Rodin, Paris, 1967, illustration of another cast pl. 64
John L. Tancock, The Sculpture of Auguste Rodin, Philadelphia, 1976, illustration of another cast p. 593
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, illustrations of other casts pp. 304-05
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin: Catalogue of Works in the Musée Rodin, vol. I, Paris, 2007, cited p. 267
Condition
Dark greenish brown patina. Affixed to the base at one point on the underside. A few tiny nicks to the patina at the center back of the figure's cap and some surface dirt in the deeper crevices, otherwise fine. This work is in very good 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.