Lot 189
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
Lot 189 Details
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), French
ETUDE DE MAIN, 1890-1910
Black patinated bronze; signed “A. Rodin”; inscribed with foundry mark “Georges Rudier Fondeur Paris”. Cast in an edition of 12, this being number 4/12. Mounted on a marble base and a revolving marble stand, stamped “Dominion Gallery Montreal”. Together with the original 64 page catalogue “1967-Cinquantenaire De La Mort D’Auguste Rodin 1840-1917” from the Dominion Gallery, Montreal. Preface written by Madame Cecile Goldscheider-Conservateur du musee Rodin, Paris.
3.6" x 1.7" x 1.6" — 9.2 x 4.4 x 4 cm.
Estimate $6,000-$8,000
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Provenance:
Dominion Gallery, Montreal from whom purchased by the Welch Family in 1967 at the exhibition, 1967- Cinquantenaire De La Mort D’Auguste Rodin 1840-1917
Literature:
Dominion Gallery, Montreal, 1967- Cinquantenaire De La Mort D’Auguste Rodin 1840-1917, p. 41, Cat. No. 74, illustrated (this lot, number 4/12)
Exhibited:
Dominion Gallery, Montreal, 1967- Cinquantenaire De La Mort D’Auguste Rodin 1840-1917, 2 May to 15 June 1967 and coinciding with the Canadian Centennial and Expo 67, the World's Fair in Montreal, this important exhibit on the 50th anniversary of the artist's death organized in collaboration with Musée Rodin, Paris, displayed 74 sculptures, this being Cat. No. 74