Adolescent désespéré, Auguste Rodin

Auguste Rodin
1840 - 1917
Adolescent désespéré

inscribed A. Rodin, numbered No 11 and with the foundry mark E. GODARD Fond and © By Musée Rodin 1981
bronze
Height (not including base): 43.7cm., 17¼in.
Height (including base): 47.7cm., 18¾in.
Conceived circa 1882-1889 and cast in bronze in a numbered edition of 13 between 1974-1983 by the Emile Godard Foundry, Paris; this example cast in 1981.

This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Critique de L'Œuvre Sculpté d'Auguste Rodin being prepared by Galerie Brame & Lorenceau under the direction of Jérôme Le Blay under no. 2020-6188B.

Condition Report:
Bronze with a dark brown patina. There is some minor oxidisation in some of the crevices, and some minor patina wear and light surface scratches in places, consistent with age and handling. This work is in overall very good condition.

Provenance:
Musée Rodin, Paris

Bruton Gallery, Somerset, UK (acquired from the above in 1983)

Daimaru Department Store, Osaka

Private Collection, Japan (acquired from the above)

Private Collection, Japan (by descent from the above)

Acquired from the above by the present owner