Details
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
Tête du Génie funéraire
signed A Rodin and stamped with the foundry mark Georges Rudier Fondeur Paris, bronze with green patina
5 7/8in. (15cm.) high
Conceived in 1899 and cast at a later date in an edition of 12
Tête du Génie funéraire
signed A Rodin and stamped with the foundry mark Georges Rudier Fondeur Paris, bronze with green patina
5 7/8in. (15cm.) high
Conceived in 1899 and cast at a later date in an edition of 12
Literature
R. Marx, "Auguste Rodin" in Pan, Berlin, vol. 3, 1897, p. 196
G. Grappe, Catalogue du Musée Rodin. I. Hôtel Biron, Paris, 1927, no. 240
F.G. Watkins, Rodin Museum of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 1929, no. 73
J. L. Tancock, The Sculpture of Auguste Rodin, Philadelphia, 1976, no. 118 (another cast illustrated p. 615)
A. Elsen (ed.), Exh.cat., Rodin Rediscovered, Washington, 1981, p. 117
G. Grappe, Catalogue du Musée Rodin. I. Hôtel Biron, Paris, 1927, no. 240
F.G. Watkins, Rodin Museum of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 1929, no. 73
J. L. Tancock, The Sculpture of Auguste Rodin, Philadelphia, 1976, no. 118 (another cast illustrated p. 615)
A. Elsen (ed.), Exh.cat., Rodin Rediscovered, Washington, 1981, p. 117