Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
Balzac, Masque souriant
signed and numbered 'A. Rodin No 6' (on the right side); inscribed with foundry mark '.Georges Rudier. .Fondeur.Paris.' (on the left side); inscribed and dated 'c by musée Rodin 1973' (on the lower right edge); with raised signature 'A. Rodin' (on the back)
bronze with green and black patina
Height: 7 7/8 in. (20 cm.)
Conceived in 1891; this bronze version cast in 1973
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
Balzac, Masque souriant
signed and numbered 'A. Rodin No 6' (on the right side); inscribed with foundry mark '.Georges Rudier. .Fondeur.Paris.' (on the left side); inscribed and dated 'c by musée Rodin 1973' (on the lower right edge); with raised signature 'A. Rodin' (on the back)
bronze with green and black patina
Height: 7 7/8 in. (20 cm.)
Conceived in 1891; this bronze version cast in 1973
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