Emile-Antoine Bourdelle (1861-1929)
Etude inachevée pour un Beethoven sur rocher
signed 'Antoine Bourdelle' (on the front); inscribed with foundry mark and numbered 'Alexis Rudier. Fondeur Paris. 1' (on the left side)
bronze with brown and green patina
Height: 24¾ in. (62.9 cm.)
Conceived in 1903; this bronze version cast in the artist's lifetime
Emile-Antoine Bourdelle (1861-1929)
Etude inachevée pour un Beethoven sur rocher
signed 'Antoine Bourdelle' (on the front); inscribed with foundry mark and numbered 'Alexis Rudier. Fondeur Paris. 1' (on the left side)
bronze with brown and green patina
Height: 24¾ in. (62.9 cm.)
Conceived in 1903; this bronze version cast in the artist's lifetime