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Auguste Rodin

Study for the Monument to Balzac,

Maker

  • Auguste Rodin

Title

Study for the Monument to Balzac

Medium

bronze

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • bronze

Techniques

  • bronze

Dimensions

127.6 x 52.1 x 62.9 cm (50 1/4 x 20 1/2 x 24 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed and inscribed, right base:Rodin orig. / Alexis Rudier, Fondeur, Paris

Type

  • Sculpture

Credit

Museum purchase with funds donated by the Museum Associates, Museum Members and Friends

Object Number

66.057

Study for the Monument to Balzac

Selected Works

European Paintings and Sculpture, ca. 1770 - 1937

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Signed and inscribed, right base:Rodin orig. / Alexis Rudier, Fondeur, Paris

Publications

Selected Works

European Paintings and Sculpture, ca. 1770 - 1937

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Exhibition History

Intermission

December 16, 2016 - July 2, 2017

A Tribute from His Friends

June 21 - September 29, 1996

Carvings, Casts, & Replicas

February 10 - April 23, 1995

European Painting and Sculpture, circa 1770-1937

October 18, 1991 - January 26, 1992
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