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Auguste Rodin
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Auguste Rodin
- Torse feminin assis sans tête, petit modèle
- Inscribed A. Rodin, numbered no. 7, dated © by musée Rodin 1979 and stamped with the Coubertin foundry mark
- Bronze
- Height: 7 3/8 in.
- 18.7 cm
Provenance
Musée Rodin, Paris
Inter-Continental Art Agency, Ltd. (Leslie Arky), West Vancouver (acquired from the above)
Acquired from the above on August 23, 1980
Inter-Continental Art Agency, Ltd. (Leslie Arky), West Vancouver (acquired from the above)
Acquired from the above on August 23, 1980
Literature
Albert E. Elsen, ed., Rodin Rediscovered (exhibition catalogue), National Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1981, illustrations of another cast pp. 140-41 & 254-55
Nicole Barbier, Rodin sculpteur: Oeuvres méconnues, Paris, 1992, illustration of another cast pp. 46-47
Albert E. Elsen, Rodin's Art. The Rodin Collection of Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University, New York, 2003, illustration of another cast pp. 568-69
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin, Catalogue of the Works in the Musée Rodin, vol. II, Paris, 2007, no. S.604, illustration of another cast p. 688
Nicole Barbier, Rodin sculpteur: Oeuvres méconnues, Paris, 1992, illustration of another cast pp. 46-47
Albert E. Elsen, Rodin's Art. The Rodin Collection of Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University, New York, 2003, illustration of another cast pp. 568-69
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin, Catalogue of the Works in the Musée Rodin, vol. II, Paris, 2007, no. S.604, illustration of another cast p. 688
Condition
Dark brown patina. Work is affixed to a base at one point on underside. A few scattered nicks to the patina and some verdigris and accretion on the underside of the work, otherwise fine. This work is in very 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.