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Lot 221
  • 221

Auguste Rodin

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • Auguste Rodin
  • Petite sirène
  • inscribed A. Rodin, dated 1972, numbered no. 11, inscribed © by Musée Rodin and with the foundry mark E. Godard Fondr
  • bronze
  • height (including base): 24cm., 9 1/2 in.

Provenance

Musée Rodin, Paris
Galerie Huguette Bèrés, Paris (acquired from the above in January 1974)
Contemporary Sculpture Centre, Tokyo (acquired from the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner circa 1990

Literature

Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin, Catalogue of Works in the Musée Rodin, Paris, 2007, vol. II, no. S. 1221, illustration of another cast p. 656

Condition

Attractive brown patina with dark green tones. This work appears to be in very good original condition.
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