Artist:
Auguste Rodin
Artwork:
Buste De Victor Hugo Dit, A Lillustre Maitre
Size:
height: 53.4 cm
Medium:
Bronze with brown and green patina
Creation year:
1955
Marks:
Signed 'A. Rodin' (on the left shoulder); inscribed with foundry mark, dated and inscribed '.Georges Rudier Fondeur. Paris by Musee Rodin 1955' (on the back); with raised signature 'A. Rodin' (on the underside)
Category:
Sculptures And Ceramics
Artwork details :
Conceived in 1883; this bronze version cast in 1955
Provenance:
Musee Rodin, Paris; World House Galleries, New York (acquired from the previous, 1955); Galerie Charles & Andre Bailly, Paris; Anon. sale, Sotheby's, New York, 6 October 1989, lot 1