Brooklyn Museum: European Art: Balzac in a Monk's Habit (Balzac en robe de moine)

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Balzac in a Monk's Habit (Balzac en robe de moine)

Rodin experimented with two costume possibilities for the Balzac monument: the suit worn by the writer in daily public life and the Dominican robe he wore when he worked at home at night. That robe is seen in the final monument. The writer stands here before a stack of books and manuscripts, the materials of his art.

Artist: Auguste Rodin, French, 1840-1917
Cast By: Georges Rudier Fondeur, Paris
Medium: Bronze
Place Made: France
Dates: ca. 1893; cast 1971
Dimensions: 41 7/8 x 19 3/4 x 15 1/2 in. (106.4 x 50.2 x 39.4 cm)
Markings: Back, bottom edge of base: ".Georges Rudier./.Fondeur. Paris." Base, bottom edge, proper left: "© by Musée Rodin 1971"
Signature: Hem of robe, proper left: "A. Rodin No 1"
Collections: European Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, 1st Floor
Accession Number: 84.75.22
Edition: 1/12
Credit Line: Gift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation
Image: Overall, 84.75.22_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Collections: European Art: Balzac in a Monk's Habit (Balzac en robe de moine)