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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.164
People
Auguste Rodin, French (Paris, France 1840 - 1917 Meudon, France)
Title
Head of Balzac
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
head, sculpture
Date
1895-1896, cast c. 1902-1910
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/5494

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze with black-brown patina
Technique
Cast, sand
Dimensions
18.9 x 14.5 x 17 cm (7 7/16 x 5 11/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
with base: 23 x 17.9 x 17 cm (9 1/16 x 7 1/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: proper left jaw: Rodin; inside cast: A. Rodin
  • foundry mark: proper right side of neck, incised: ALEXIS RUDIER. FONDEUR / PARIS
  • label: proper left side of neck, blue ink on fabric tape, handwritten: 18235
  • label: bottom of base, black ink, handwritten: 18235
  • inscription: bottom of base, yellow chalk, handwritten: 15787 / 72[ ]7

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Richard B. Sisson, Cuba, NY, Bequest to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2005.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Richard B. Sisson
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
2005.164
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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