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Man with the Broken Nose, Reduction (L'Homme au nez cassé, réduction)

European Art

Rodin constantly revisited and reconceive earlier compositions. This particular work is inspired by, but departs significantly from, the first versions of Man with the Broken Nose. The bronze appears molten, and the ears and eyes are only just beginning to emerge from the roiling surface, insinuating the processes of sculptural creation and fleshly decomposition. The bronze cast preserves the topography of Rodin’s clay model, rendering tangible the artist’s handling of the material—albeit at a remove—in a way that appears strikingly modern.
MEDIUM Bronze
  • Place Made: France
  • DATES before 1889; cast 1960
    DIMENSIONS 5 × 3 × 4 in., 1.5 lb. (12.7 × 7.6 × 10.2 cm)  (show scale)
    MARKINGS Back, lower edge: ".Georges Rudier./Fondeur. Paris." Lower edge neck: "© by Musée Rodin 1960"
    SIGNATURE Back, base: "A. Rodin"
    COLLECTIONS European Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 84.210.4
    CREDIT LINE Gift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917). Man with the Broken Nose, Reduction (L'Homme au nez cassé, réduction), before 1889; cast 1960. Bronze, 5 × 3 × 4 in., 1.5 lb. (12.7 × 7.6 × 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, 84.210.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 84.210.4_PS2.jpg)
    EDITION Edition: 10/12
    IMAGE overall, 84.210.4_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2006
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    Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917). <em>Man with the Broken Nose, Reduction (L'Homme au nez cassé, réduction)</em>, before 1889; cast 1960. Bronze, 5 × 3 × 4 in., 1.5 lb. (12.7 × 7.6 × 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, 84.210.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 84.210.4_PS2.jpg)

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