LOT 047
Auguste RODIN
Buste de Victor Hugo dit a l'illustre maître (réduction avec piédouche intégré)
Details
1883 cast in 1980
Bronze
Incised signature "A. Rodin" and number "No. 8" on the torso, with the foundry mark "E. Godard Fondr." and the copyright inscription "© By Musée Rodin 1989" on the base.
38.5 × 17.1 × 17.7 cm (15⅛ × 6¾ × 7 in.)
This work will be included in the forthcoming Auguste Rodin catalogue critique de l'œuvre sculpté, currently being prepared under the direction of Jérôme Le Blay by the Comité Auguste Rodin and Galerie Brame et Lorenceau, under the archive number 2014-4354B.
Estimate3,000,000 - 5,000,000 JPY
Provenance: Musée Rodin, Paris／ Herbert Mayer (acquired September 1982)／ Sotheby's, Taipei, Fine Modern Oil Paintings, Drawings, Watercolours and Sculpture, October 15, 1995, Lot. 183／ Sotheby's, London, Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale, June 24, 2014, Lot. 400／ Private Collection, Japan
Condition: Good condition. There is verdigris and partial corrosion on the surface due to aging.