- 418
Auguste Rodin
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Auguste Rodin
- Baigneuse aux sandales dite aussi Baigneuse aux babouches
- Inscribed A. Rodin, dated © by musée Rodin. 1968 and inscribed with the foundry mark .Georges Rudier..Fondeur.Paris.; stamped with the raised signature A. Rodin (on the interior)
- Bronze
- Height: 16 1/2 in.
- 42 cm
Provenance
Musée Rodin, Paris
David Jones Art Gallery, Sydney
Dr. & Mrs. D.R. Sheumack, Sydney (acquired from the above in 1969)
Private Collection, Sydney (by descent from the above and sold: Sotheby's, Melbourne, November 23, 2009, lot 27)
Private Collection, Melbourne (acquired at the above sale)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
David Jones Art Gallery, Sydney
Dr. & Mrs. D.R. Sheumack, Sydney (acquired from the above in 1969)
Private Collection, Sydney (by descent from the above and sold: Sotheby's, Melbourne, November 23, 2009, lot 27)
Private Collection, Melbourne (acquired at the above sale)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Sydney, David Jones Art Gallery, An Exhibition of Fifty Bronzes by Auguste Rodin 1840-1917, 1969, no. 44
Literature
Robyn Christie & Justin Miller, The D.R. Sheumack Collection, Eighty Years of Australian Paintings, Sydney, 1988, illustrated pl. 119
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin: Catalogue of Works in the Musée Rodin, vol. I, Paris, 2007, illustration of another cast p. 155
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin: Catalogue of Works in the Musée Rodin, vol. I, Paris, 2007, illustration of another cast p. 155
Condition
Dark brown patina. Some surface dirt in the deeper crevices. A few pindots of accretion to the base and where the figure meets the base, in addition to one small dot above the figure's right knee, 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.
Catalogue Note
Conceived circa 1898; this example cast in 1968 from an edition of 12, the first of which cast in 1898 by the Griffoul foundry; 2 additional casts were created in 1931 & 1945 by the Alexis Rudier foundry and the remaining 9 casts by the Georges Rudier foundry between 1965 and 1981.