Grande main gauche

Details

Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
Grande main gauche
signed 'A.Rodin' (on the right side); inscribed with the foundry mark 'Georges Rudier.Fondeur.Paris' (on the back of the wrist); inscribed '© by musée Rodin 1960' (underneath)
bronze with green and brown patina
Height: 12¾ in. (32.5 cm.)
Conceived in 1903; this bronze cast in 1966

Provenance

Acquired by the father of the present owner in the mid-1970s.

Special Notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.

Sale Room Notice

Please note that this work is inscribed with the date '1966' and not as stated in the catalogue. It was conceived by 1903 and cast in 1966 and not as stated in the catalogue.

Lot Essay

This work will be included in the forthcoming Auguste Rodin catalogue critique de l'oeuvre sculpté currently being prepared by the Comité Rodin at Galerie Brame et Lorenceau under the direction of Jérôme Le Blay under the archive number 2010-3323B.

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