Lot 479
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
Lot 479 Details
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), French
HANAKO
Bronze with dark brown patina; with incised signature “A. Rodin” (to the left side of her neck) also inscribed and dated with copyright “by Musee Rodin, 1964” and further inscribed with the foundry mark “. Georges Rudier. .Fondeur. Paris” and numbered “No. 9”. Titled “Hanako” to the gallery label to the underside. Raised on a black marble pedestal with “turntable” (base). Certified by Max Stern, titled “Hanako” and numbered 9 from a limited edition of 12 “only” to the accompanying copy of the original gallery receipt
12" x 8" x 9.5" — 30.5 x 20.3 x 24.1 cm.; 17" — 43.2 cm.
Estimate $15,000-$20,000
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Provenance:
Musee Rodin, Paris;
Dominion Gallery, Montreal, inventory number H3736;
From whom purchased by the consignor’s father, Montreal on November 23, 1963 with “the turntable no. 23” base together with a copy of the original gallery receipt;
By descent