Omer Dewavrin
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
Had it not been for the firm support of this sitter, Rodin’s monument to the burghers of Calais might never have existed. Omer Dewavrin served as mayor of Calais and as president of the monument committee. In this capacity in 1884 he advocated that Rodin be selected to create the monument. Forthright, unidealized, and focused on character, the bust exemplifies naturalist nineteenth-century portraiture.
Caption
Auguste Rodin French, 1840–1917. Omer Dewavrin, 1885; cast 1979. Bronze, 9 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 5 7/8 in. (24.8 x 19.1 x 14.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, 85.173.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 85.173.1_bw.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Omer Dewavrin
Date
1885; cast 1979
Geography
Place made: France
Medium
Bronze
Classification
Dimensions
9 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 5 7/8 in. (24.8 x 19.1 x 14.9 cm)
Signatures
Proper left shoulder: "A. Rodin"
Inscriptions
Back of collar: "No 6"
Markings
Back of collar: ".Georges Rudier./.Fondeur. Paris." Copyright mark: "© by Musée Rodin 1979"
Credit Line
Gift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation
Accession Number
85.173.1
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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