Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)

Les illusions reçues par la terre

Details

Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
Les illusions reçues par la terre
signed and inscribed 'A. Rodin ALEXIS RUDIER PARIS'
bronze with black patina
Height: 19¾in. (50cm.)
Length: 32in. (81cm.)
Original clay version executed 1895; this bronze version cast circa 1920

Provenance

Acquired by the family of the present owner, 1926

Literature

G. Grappe, Catalogue du Musée Rodin, Paris, 1944, no. 108 (plaster version illustrated)
B. Champigneulle, Rodin, London, 1967, no. 100 (marble version illustrated, p. 204)
R. Descharnes and J.-F. Chabrun, Auguste Rodin, Lausanne, 1967, p. 135 (marble version illustrated)

Lot Essay

Around 1882 Rodin engaged the Italian sisters Adèle and Anna Abruzzesi as models; the former is best-known from the Torse d'Adèle. This study served as the basis for other sculptures, including the present work, and culminating in L'eternel printemps, 1884, which became one of Rodin's most popular sculptures.