





Property from an Important Japanese Private Collection
126Ο
Auguste Rodin
Balzac, étude drapée avec capuchon et un jabot de dentelle
- Estimate
- $250,000 - 350,000
Lot Details
bronze
incised with the artist's signature and number "A Rodin N° 3/8" back right of figure's proper right foot; stamped with the Émile Godard Foundry mark lower left back of base; incised with the inscription and date "© BY MUSEE Rodin 1983" lower left left side of base
44 x 17 1/4 x 17 1/4 in. (111.8 x 43.8 x 43.8 cm)
Conceived in 1897 and cast in bronze in 1983 by Émile Godard Foundry, Paris, this work is number 3 from an edition of 8 plus 4 museum casts.
Other casts from this edition are held in the permanent collections of the Hakodate Prefectural Museum of Art, Hokkaido (3/8); the Regional Art Gallery, Newcastle (5/8); Musée Rodin, Paris (I/IV); Rodin Gallery, Seoul (III/IV); and Musée des Beaux-Arts, Tours (IV/IV).
Other casts from this edition are held in the permanent collections of the Hakodate Prefectural Museum of Art, Hokkaido (3/8); the Regional Art Gallery, Newcastle (5/8); Musée Rodin, Paris (I/IV); Rodin Gallery, Seoul (III/IV); and Musée des Beaux-Arts, Tours (IV/IV).
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