Balzac, Smiling Head, known as Head I (Balzac, tête souriante dite Tête I)
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Auguste Rodin French, 1840–1917. Balzac, Smiling Head, known as Head I (Balzac, tête souriante dite Tête I), ca. 1893; cast 1980. Bronze, 6 5/8 x 5 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (16.8 x 14.0 x 14.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the B. Gerald Cantor Collection, 85.119. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 85.119_bw.jpg)
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Collection
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Collection
Artist
Title
Balzac, Smiling Head, known as Head I (Balzac, tête souriante dite Tête I)
Date
ca. 1893; cast 1980
Geography
Place made: France
Medium
Bronze
Classification
Dimensions
6 5/8 x 5 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (16.8 x 14.0 x 14.6 cm)
Signatures
Proper left jowl: "A. Rodin"
Inscriptions
Proper left jowl/neck: "No 10"
Markings
Back, lower edge of hair: ".Georges Rudier./.Fondeur. Paris." Proper left neck at bottom edge: "© by Musée Rodin. 1980."
Credit Line
Gift of the B. Gerald Cantor Collection
Accession Number
85.119
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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