(n/a) Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917)
Le baiser, 1886/1943 (fourth reduction or little model)
inscribed 'A.Rodin' (right side of rock) and with foundry mark 'Alexis Rudier Fondeur Paris' (back of rock) and interior seal 'A.Rodin'
bronze with dark brown patina
9 7/8 x 6 1/8 x 6in (25.1 x 15.5 x 15.2cm)
inscribed 'A.Rodin' (right side of rock) and with foundry mark 'Alexis Rudier Fondeur Paris' (back of rock) and interior seal 'A.Rodin'
bronze with dark brown patina
9 7/8 x 6 1/8 x 6in (25.1 x 15.5 x 15.2cm)
Sold for
US$ 240,000
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Musée Rodin, Paris, France
Private Collection, Paris, France (acquired from above c. 1944)
Private Collection, United States (acquired circa 1950)
Private Collection, California (by decent from above)
Note:
This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Critique de l'Oeuvre Sculpté d'Auguste Rodin currently being prepared by the Comité Rodin under the direction of Jérôme Le Blay, under the archive number 2007V1124B and is accompanied by the certificate.
Category: Fine Art / Latin American Art
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