Lot Essay
This work is recorded under the number 744 in the archives of the musée Rodin.
Torse d'Adèle
Details
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
Torse d'Adèle
inscribed with the foundry mark 'Gorges Rudier Fondeur Paris' (on the side of the knee) and inscribed again 'C musée Rodin, 1956' (on the underside of the arm), with the raised signature 'A. Rodin' (on the inside)
bronze with brown patina
17in. (43.2cm.) long
Conceived circa 1882 and cast in 1956 by the Musée Rodin
Torse d'Adèle
inscribed with the foundry mark 'Gorges Rudier Fondeur Paris' (on the side of the knee) and inscribed again 'C musée Rodin, 1956' (on the underside of the arm), with the raised signature 'A. Rodin' (on the inside)
bronze with brown patina
17in. (43.2cm.) long
Conceived circa 1882 and cast in 1956 by the Musée Rodin
Literature
G. Grappe, Catalogue du Musée Rodin, Paris, 1927, no. 68 (the plaster version illustrated p. 31).
R. Descharnes & J-F. Chabrun, Auguste Rodin, Paris, 1967, (the plaster version illustrated p. 80).
J.L. Tancock, The Sculpture of Auguste Rodin, Philadelphia, 1976, no. 32-1 (the plaster version illustrated p. 246).
C. Lambert, Rodin, Sculpture & Drawings, London, 1986, no. 42 (a bronze version illustrated p. 23).
R. Descharnes & J-F. Chabrun, Auguste Rodin, Paris, 1967, (the plaster version illustrated p. 80).
J.L. Tancock, The Sculpture of Auguste Rodin, Philadelphia, 1976, no. 32-1 (the plaster version illustrated p. 246).
C. Lambert, Rodin, Sculpture & Drawings, London, 1986, no. 42 (a bronze version illustrated p. 23).