Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917)
Nu féminin assis, petit modèle, also known as 'Petite étude de mouvement', 1885/1962
incised 'A. Rodin' (on the left side of the pillar), with the stamp '© by Musée Rodin 1962' (on the lower right side of the base), with the foundry mark 'Georges Rudier Fondeur Paris' (on the reverse) and stamped with the raised signature 'A. Rodin' (on the interior)
from the plaster copy from the collection of Musée Rodin by the Alexis Rudier foundry in 1945 followed by 11 unnumbered copies by the Georges Rudier foundry between 1953 and 1965
conceived circa 1885, this bronze version was cast in 1962
bronze with greenish black patina
11 7/8 x 4 15/16 x 3 11/16in (30.2 x 12.6 x 9.4cm)
incised 'A. Rodin' (on the left side of the pillar), with the stamp '© by Musée Rodin 1962' (on the lower right side of the base), with the foundry mark 'Georges Rudier Fondeur Paris' (on the reverse) and stamped with the raised signature 'A. Rodin' (on the interior)
from the plaster copy from the collection of Musée Rodin by the Alexis Rudier foundry in 1945 followed by 11 unnumbered copies by the Georges Rudier foundry between 1953 and 1965
conceived circa 1885, this bronze version was cast in 1962
bronze with greenish black patina
11 7/8 x 4 15/16 x 3 11/16in (30.2 x 12.6 x 9.4cm)
Sold for
US$ 36,600
inc. premium
Footnotes
- PROVENANCE:
Musée Rodin, Paris, France
Roland, Browse & Delbanco, London, England (acquired from the above November 1963)
Collection of Suzanne W. Joshel
Collection of Rocky Mountain Public Broadcasting Network, Denver, Colorado (gift from the above)
This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue critique de l'oeuvre sculpté d'Auguste Rodin, currently in preparation by Brame & Lorenceau under the direction of Jérôme Le Blay under the archive number 2010-3194B.
Category: Fine Art / Contemporary Art
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