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Auguste Rodin
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- Auguste Rodin
- Nu debout (le jour)
- Signed A. Rodin, numbered no 5, stamped with the foundry mark E. GODARD/Fondr and inscribed © BY MUSÉE RODIN 1978
- Bronze
- Height: 10 5/8 in.; 27 cm
- Conceived circa 1882, this example cast in bronze in an edition of 10 between 1973 and 1982.
Provenance
B. Gerald Cantor, New York
Acquired from the above circa 1979
Acquired from the above circa 1979
Literature
John L. Tancock, The Sculpture of Auguste Rodin, Philadelphia, 1976, p. 304, the version without head or arms illustrated p. 305, pl. 49-51-1
Alain Beausire, Quand Rodin exposait, Paris, 2003, p. 184, no. 52bis, not illustrated
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin, Catalogue of Works in the Musée Rodin, II, Paris, 2007, p. 477, no. S.663, the version without head or arms illustrated
Albert E. Elsen, Rodin's Art: The Rodin Collection of the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for the Visual Arts at Stanford University, New York, 2003, no. 35, illustration of another cast p. 150
Alain Beausire, Quand Rodin exposait, Paris, 2003, p. 184, no. 52bis, not illustrated
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin, Catalogue of Works in the Musée Rodin, II, Paris, 2007, p. 477, no. S.663, the version without head or arms illustrated
Albert E. Elsen, Rodin's Art: The Rodin Collection of the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for the Visual Arts at Stanford University, New York, 2003, no. 35, illustration of another cast p. 150
Condition
The medium is bronze with black patina. The work is in very good overall condition. The base measures 1in. in height. There are very minor scratches on her proper right waist and proper right thigh, as well as a few other very minor scratches scattered throughout. There is a small scratch at the top of her head.There is surface dust particularly in the recessed areas.
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.
Catalogue Note
Auguste Rodin was known to use and reuse certain figures as elements in larger sculptural assemblages. The present work is a modified version of the fragmentary figure often referred to as Small Standing Torso (Tancock, 1976, p. 304). The primary state of this torso, as the name implies, has neither head nor arms, and Rodin therefore could sculpt those missing parts to suit the project at hand.
In its present form complete with head and missing limbs restored, the sculpture can be seen in Rodin's ambitious Tower of Labor at right, representing the figure of Day (Le jour); as the standing figure in The Day Bearing on his Shoulders and Old Man (see Le Norman-Romain, 2007, p. 477); as one of the Group of Three Figures; and as the central figure in The Three Virtues, with slight modifications (op. cit.). With her arms bent and resting on her hips, this same figure also appears in a small detail of the right door of the Gates of Hell.