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Pierre de Wiessant, Type B Head (Pierre de Wissant, tête Type B)

Artist: Auguste Rodin, French, 1840-1917
Cast By: Alexis Rudier Fondeur, Paris
Medium: Bronze
Place Made: France
Dates: 1885 or 1886; cast before 1952
Dimensions: 11 1/4 x 8 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (28.6 x 21.0 x 23.5 cm)
Markings: Back of neck: ".Alexis Rudier./.Fondeur. Paris."
Signature: Neck, proper left: "A. Rodin"
Collections: European Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 84.77.9
Credit Line: Gift of Iris and B. Gerald Cantor
Image: Overall, 84.77.9_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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