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209 - 209 Auguste RODIN (1840–1917)
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209 Auguste RODIN (1840–1917) Balzac, Type C Study (bust), 1st version, small model (1892) Bronze sculpture with a nuanced black-brown patina, signed ‘A Rodin’ and marked ‘A. Rodin’ in relief on the inside Cast by Alexis Rudier. H. 16 x W. 20.8 x D. 11.6 cm Circa 1918–1920 Circular pedestal in red griotte marble H. 8.5 x D. 9.8 cm Provenance: Galerie Haussmann, Paris (Mr Gustave Danthon); Antonio Santamarina collection, Buenos Aires (acquired before 1934); Antonio Santamarina collection, A. Bullrich y Cia, Buenos Aires, 3 October 1955, lot 100; private collection, Argentina (acquired at the above sale); private collection, Florida (by descent); public auction, Sotheby’s New York, 18 May 2017, lot 363. Exhibition: ‘Rodin’, National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 1934, no. 39. A notice of inclusion in the Critical Catalogue of the Sculptural Work of Auguste Rodin, currently being prepared at the Brame & Lorenceau gallery, under the direction of Jérôme Le Blay, ed.
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About the sale Major catalogue auction of classical art
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Auction time 10/11/2026 at 10:30 AM
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