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Lot 242:
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) Pierre de Wissant
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) Pierre de Wissant, Second Maquette, Bronze with Brown Patina. Signed and numbered on the base, A. Rodin No. 2. Foundry mark Susse Fondeur Paris on rear base, Inscription Musee Rodin 1971. "Conceived in 1885, this example was cast in 1971. This model was never cast during Rodin’s lifetime. The Susse foundry made thirteen casts for the Musée Rodin between 1969 and 1974. As with all the burghers, Rodin modelled Pierre de Weissant a number of times. The present version, known as the version from the second maquette, differs from the model incorporated into the final Monument to the Burghers of Calais, particularly in the treatment of the drapery and right hand" (RODIN IN PRIVATE HANDS Edited by Robert Bowman, Pg. 56). Sculpture stands 27 inches H.
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