Head of a Woman with a Chignon (Tête de Femme au chignon)
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
The specificity of the features on this tiny but compelling head indicates that Rodin may have been working after a particular model. A head with the same low forehead, deep eye sockets, and fleshy nose and lips appears near the top of The Gates of Hell, suggesting that the figure may have originated in that project.
Caption
Auguste Rodin French, 1840–1917. Head of a Woman with a Chignon (Tête de Femme au chignon), ca. 1890–1900; cast 1971. Bronze, 2 1/4 × 1 1/2 × 2 1/8 in., 0.5 lb. (5.7 × 3.8 × 5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, 84.75.13. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 84.75.13_bw.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Cast by
Title
Head of a Woman with a Chignon (Tête de Femme au chignon)
Date
ca. 1890–1900; cast 1971
Geography
Place made: France
Medium
Bronze
Classification
Dimensions
2 1/4 × 1 1/2 × 2 1/8 in., 0.5 lb. (5.7 × 3.8 × 5.4 cm)
Signatures
Neck, proper left: "A. Rodin"
Inscriptions
Neck, proper left: "No 8"
Markings
Under chin: "Susse Fondeur Paris" Back, neck, bottom edge: "© by Musée Rodin 1971"
Credit Line
Gift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation
Accession Number
84.75.13
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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