Lot Essay
Conceived circa 1885-87, this composition dates from Rodin's first work on La porte d'enfer where it appears twice, once by itself and again as the male figure in the group Fugit Amor.
L'enfant prodigue
Details
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
L'enfant prodigue
signed 'A. Rodin' (on top of the base), stamped with the foundry mark 'Georges Rudier Fondeur Paris', inscribed 'c by Musée Rodin 1955' (on the side of the base) and stamped with the signature 'A. Rodin' (on the inside)
bronze with brown and green patina
22in. (56cm.) high
Conceived circa 1885-87 and cast in an edition of 12 between 1930 and 1970 plus one proof for the Rodin Museum collection. The present work was cast in 1955 and is recorded in the Musée Rodin archives.
L'enfant prodigue
signed 'A. Rodin' (on top of the base), stamped with the foundry mark 'Georges Rudier Fondeur Paris', inscribed 'c by Musée Rodin 1955' (on the side of the base) and stamped with the signature 'A. Rodin' (on the inside)
bronze with brown and green patina
22in. (56cm.) high
Conceived circa 1885-87 and cast in an edition of 12 between 1930 and 1970 plus one proof for the Rodin Museum collection. The present work was cast in 1955 and is recorded in the Musée Rodin archives.
Provenance
Musée Rodin, Paris (1955).
Roland, Browse & Delbanco Gallery, London.
Roland, Browse & Delbanco Gallery, London.
Literature
G. Grappe, Catalogue du Musée Rodin, Paris, 1929, no. 251 (the larger version illustrated).
R. Descharnes & J.F. Chabrun, Rodin, Paris, 1967, p.91 (the Musée Rodin's cast illustrated).
A.E. Elsen, Rodin, London, 1974, pp.57-59 (another cast illustrated).
J.L. Tancock, The Sculpture of Auguste Rodin, Philadelphia, 1976, p.45 (the larger cast in the Tate Gallery illustrated, pl.5).
R. Descharnes & J.F. Chabrun, Rodin, Paris, 1967, p.91 (the Musée Rodin's cast illustrated).
A.E. Elsen, Rodin, London, 1974, pp.57-59 (another cast illustrated).
J.L. Tancock, The Sculpture of Auguste Rodin, Philadelphia, 1976, p.45 (the larger cast in the Tate Gallery illustrated, pl.5).