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Harts Antiques
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Bronze Statue After Rodin

REF: 11004 / LA376861
£1,450
€1,694
$1,824
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Description
After Auguste Rodin Bronze Sculpture of the Age of Bronze Male Nude Figure. This figure is signed Vobi Sova? Probably made in Czechoslovakia in the first quarter of the 20th Century. This figure, which is one of Rodin’s most famous works, attests to the sculptor’s masterly skill and his attention to living nature that informs the pose and the modelling. A young Belgian soldier, Auguste Ney, was the model for this statue devoid of any element that would shed light on the subject’s identity. The untitled work was exhibited at the Cercle Artistique, Brussels, in 1877, then, entitled The Age of Bronze, at the Salon in Paris, where it caused a scandal. Also known as The Awakening Man or The Vanquished One, the statue recalls one of the early ages of mankind. There was originally a spear in the left hand, as is shown in a photograph by Gaudenzio Marconi, but Rodin decided to suppress the weapon so as to free the arm of any attribute and infuse the gesture with a new liberality. Accused of having used a life cast of his sitter, when the statue was shown in Paris, Rodin had to prove that the quality of his sculpture’s modelling came from a thorough study of profiles, not from a lifecast. His critics eventually recognized that the sculptor was innocent of any trickery. The scandal, however, did draw attention to Rodin and earned him the commission for The Gates of Hell in 1880. The marble base could be later.
measurements
Height:
23 in
Width:
8 in
Depth:
5.5 in
declaration
Harts Antiques has clarified that the Bronze Statue After Rodin (LA376861) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being 1930
condition
Very good condition.
additional info
location
This Bronze Statue After Rodin is located in United Kingdom
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