Collection

Head of Mournful Spirit

Auguste Rodin

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

Like Mask of a Woman with a Turned-Up Nose (on view nearby), Head of Mournful Spirit is one of numerous small-scale heads unrelated to a specific commission. It has not been found in The Gates of Hell or associated with any other works.

Caption

Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917). Head of Mournful Spirit, n.d.. Bronze, 2 1/4 x 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 in. (5.7 x 4.8 x 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, 84.75.9. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Head of Mournful Spirit

Date

n.d.

Geography

Place made: France

Medium

Bronze

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

2 1/4 x 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 in. (5.7 x 4.8 x 4.8 cm)

Signatures

Neck, proper left: "A. Rodin"

Credit Line

Gift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation

Accession Number

84.75.9

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Artists and makers

Auguste Rodin

75 works in the collection