Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
Vénus, petit modèle dit aussi "Aphrodite, petit modèle"
signed and numbered 'A. Rodin No 5' (on the top of the base); inscribed with foundry mark '.Georges Rudier. .Fondeur. .Paris.' (on the back of the base); inscribed and dated '© by musée Rodin 1960' (on the right side of the base)
bronze with dark brown and green patina
Height: 19 5/8 in. (49.7 cm.)
Conceived between 1889 and 1900; this bronze version cast in 1960
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
Vénus, petit modèle dit aussi "Aphrodite, petit modèle"
signed and numbered 'A. Rodin No 5' (on the top of the base); inscribed with foundry mark '.Georges Rudier. .Fondeur. .Paris.' (on the back of the base); inscribed and dated '© by musée Rodin 1960' (on the right side of the base)
bronze with dark brown and green patina
Height: 19 5/8 in. (49.7 cm.)
Conceived between 1889 and 1900; this bronze version cast in 1960