Auction on
17 November 2021 - 15:00 (CET) -
224, rue Paradis - 13006 Marseille
A copy of the second reduced version of The Bronze Age evokes both the sculptor's problematic beginnings and his unshakable determination. A story full of twists and turns.
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), L'Âge d'airain (The Age of Bronze), small model, bronze with brown patina cast in July 1930, h. 64.5 cm/25.4 in.
Estimate: €350,000/400,000
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), L'Âge d'airain (The Age of Bronze), small model, bronze with brown patina cast in July 1930, h. 64.5 cm/25.4 in.
Estimate: €350,000/400,000
When Auguste Rodin donated the work to the French State in 1916, L'Âge d'airain ( The Age of Bronze ) was a highly esteemed bronze work. However, its path to glory was decidedly arduous. The sculptor began work on it in early 1875. He was still living in Brussels, where he had followed his teacher, Carrier-Belleuse in 1871, at the end of the Franco-Prussian war. But the young Rodin was struggling to establish his work. However, a glimmer of hope appeared with the acceptance of his Man with the Broken Nose at the 1875…
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