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Head of Sorrow (Tête de la Douleur)

Artist: Auguste Rodin, French, 1840-1917
Cast By: Alexis Rudier Fondeur, Paris
Medium: Bronze
Place Made: France
Dates: ca. 1882, enlarged ca. 1901-1902; cast before 1952
Dimensions: 9 x 9 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. (22.9 x 23.5 x 26.7 cm)
Markings: Lower back edge: ".ALEXIS.RUDIER./FONDEUR. PARIS."
Signature: Proper left neck: "A. Rodin" Cachet on interior, same placement as exterior signature: "A. Rodin"
Collections: European Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 86.87.3
Credit Line: Gift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation
Image: Overall, 86.87.3_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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