Auguste Rodin Buste de Suzon, réduction n°4

Auguste Rodin
1840 - 1917
Buste de Suzon, réduction n°4

incised A. RODIN.
white biscuit
dimensions with base: 40 x 13 x 13 cm; 15¾ x 5⅛ x 5⅛ in.
Conceived between 1873 and 1875, this biscuit between 1880 and 1910.

This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Critique de l'Œuvre Sculpté d'Auguste Rodin being currently prepared by Galerie Brame & Lorenceau under the direction of Jérôme Le Blay under the archive number 2021-6484B.
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Auguste Rodin
1840 - 1917
Buste de Suzon, réduction n°4

incisé A. RODIN.
biscuit blanc
dimensions avec base: 40 x 13 x 13 cm; 15¾ x 5⅛ x 5⅛ in.
Conçu entre 1873 et 1875, ce biscuit a été réalisé entre 1880 et 1910.

Cette œuvre sera incluse au Catalogue Critique de l'Œuvre Sculpté d'Auguste Rodin actuellement en préparation par la Galerie Brame & Lorenceau sous la direction de Jérôme Le Blay sous le numéro d'archive 2021-6484B.

Condition Report:
Biscuit (unglazed porcelain) fitted to a metal and stone base. There is a crack to the top of the figure's head with some associated staining and minor loss to the porcelain. There are a few further very fine hairline cracks in the porcelain including a line to the figure's nose. There is a spot of possible infilling on top of her head beside her bow and a further one beneath her collar at the back. There are a few orange marks inherent to the porcelain. There are some light surface stains predominantly to the back of her hair. There is a crack in the stone base. This work is in overall very good condition.

Provenance:
Private collection, Flanders (acquired in the 1930s and by descent)

Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2021