Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), Baigneuse assise se tenant les pieds, version avec tête, petit modèle

Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
Baigneuse assise se tenant les pieds, version avec tête, petit modèle
signed and numbered 'A. Rodin No. 1' (on the right side of the base); inscribed with the foundry mark 'Rudier Fondeur. Paris' (on the back of the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
8 3/8 x 7 3/8 x 6 7/8 in. (21.4 x 18.7 x 17.5 cm.)
Conceived circa 1888-1893; this bronze version cast in an edition of twelve in 1955

Provenance

Martin Fabiani, Paris.
The Lefevre Gallery [Alex. Reid & Lefevre, Ltd.], London, by whom acquired in 1955.
Acquired from the above by the father of the present owner on 21 December 1955, and thence by descent.

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, LONDON