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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF MR. AND MRS. FRANÇOIS SCHWARZ
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
Le baiser
Details
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
Le baiser
stamped with signature 'A. Rodin' (on the right side), and inscribed with foundry mark 'Alexis Rudier.Fondeur.Paris.' (on the back); with raised signature 'A.Rodin' (on the inside)
bronze with dark brown patina
Height: 10 in. (25.4 cm.)
Conceived in 1886; this bronze version cast before 1952
Le baiser
stamped with signature 'A. Rodin' (on the right side), and inscribed with foundry mark 'Alexis Rudier.Fondeur.Paris.' (on the back); with raised signature 'A.Rodin' (on the inside)
bronze with dark brown patina
Height: 10 in. (25.4 cm.)
Conceived in 1886; this bronze version cast before 1952
Provenance
The Lefevre Gallery, London.
Literature
G. Grappe, Catalogue du Musée Rodin, Paris, 1927, p. 47, nos. 91 and 92 (marble version illustrated).
G. Grappe, Le Musée Rodin, Paris, 1947, p. 142, no. 71 (marble version illustrated).
C. Goldscheider, Rodin, sa vie, son oeuvre, son héritage, Paris, 1962, p. 49 (marble version illustrated).
A.E. Elsen, Rodin, New York, 1963, p. 62 (another cast illustrated, p. 63).
B. Champigneulle, Rodin, London, 1967, pp. 157 and 282, nos. 78-79 (plaster version illustrated).
R. Descharnes and J.-F. Chabrun, Auguste Rodin, Lausanne, 1967, p. 130 (marble version illustrated in color, p. 131).
I. Jianou and C. Goldscheider, Auguste Rodin, Paris, 1967, p. 100, pls. 54-55 (marble version illustrated).
L. Goldscheider, Rodin Sculptures, London, 1970, no. 49 (marble version illustrated).
J.L. Tancock, The Sculpture of Auguste Rodin, Philadelphia, 1976, pp. 72, 90 and 108 (marble version illustrated, p. 77).
N. Barbier, Marbres de Rodin: Collection de Musée, Paris, 1987, p. 184, no. 79 (marble version illustrated, p. 185).
G. Grappe, Le Musée Rodin, Paris, 1947, p. 142, no. 71 (marble version illustrated).
C. Goldscheider, Rodin, sa vie, son oeuvre, son héritage, Paris, 1962, p. 49 (marble version illustrated).
A.E. Elsen, Rodin, New York, 1963, p. 62 (another cast illustrated, p. 63).
B. Champigneulle, Rodin, London, 1967, pp. 157 and 282, nos. 78-79 (plaster version illustrated).
R. Descharnes and J.-F. Chabrun, Auguste Rodin, Lausanne, 1967, p. 130 (marble version illustrated in color, p. 131).
I. Jianou and C. Goldscheider, Auguste Rodin, Paris, 1967, p. 100, pls. 54-55 (marble version illustrated).
L. Goldscheider, Rodin Sculptures, London, 1970, no. 49 (marble version illustrated).
J.L. Tancock, The Sculpture of Auguste Rodin, Philadelphia, 1976, pp. 72, 90 and 108 (marble version illustrated, p. 77).
N. Barbier, Marbres de Rodin: Collection de Musée, Paris, 1987, p. 184, no. 79 (marble version illustrated, p. 185).