bronze with a dark brown patina

incised with the artist's signature and number "A. Rodin N° 11" lower right; incised with the inscription and date, and stamped with the foundry mark "© BY MUSÉE RODIN 1975 E. GODARD Fond" on the reverse

17 3/8 x 12 1/2 x 9 7/8 in. (44.1 x 31.8 x 25.1 cm)

Conceived circa 1906–1907 and cast in bronze in November 1975 by Émile Godard Foundry, Paris, this work is number 11 from an edition of 12 plus one 0 proof made for the Musée Rodin, Paris, between 1969 and 1977. This work will be included in the forthcoming Auguste Rodin catalogue critique de l'oeuvre sculpté currently being prepared by the Comité Auguste Rodin at Galerie Brame et Lorenceau under the direction of Jérôme Le Blay under the archive no. 2013–4124B.

Other examples from this edition are held in the permanent collections of the Musée Rodin, Paris (0/12); Art Institute of Chicago (4/12); Stanford University, Cantor Arts Center (6/12); and Los Angeles County Museum of Art (8/12).