Mignon
European Art
Mignon is the first of Rodin’s portraits of Rose Beuret, a seamstress he met in 1864 who became his studio helper, the mother of his son Auguste-Eugène, and his lifelong companion—despite the artist’s inability to remain faithful to her. They married only in 1917, the year they both died, she of pneumonia, and he several months later from complications of a stroke.
The title of this lively and informal portrait may refer to an 1866 opéra comique of the same name by Ambroise Thomas, based on a character in Goethe’s 1796 novel Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship.
The title of this lively and informal portrait may refer to an 1866 opéra comique of the same name by Ambroise Thomas, based on a character in Goethe’s 1796 novel Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship.
CAST BY
Georges Rudier Fondeur, Paris
MEDIUM
Bronze
DATES
1870; cast 1966
DIMENSIONS
16 1/4 x 11 7/8 x 10 1/8in. (41.3 x 30.2 x 25.7cm)
mount (dimensions as installed): 22 1/2 × 12 × 11 3/4 in. (57.2 × 30.5 × 29.8 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
Back, proper right shoulder: ".Georges Rudier./Fondeur. Paris."
Back, proper left shoulder, lower edge: "© by Musée Rodin 1966"
SIGNATURE
Proper left shoulder: "A. Rodin"
Interior, lower front edge, raised plate: "A. Rodin"
COLLECTIONS
European Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
85.173.2
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917). Mignon, 1870; cast 1966. Bronze, 16 1/4 x 11 7/8 x 10 1/8in. (41.3 x 30.2 x 25.7cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, 85.173.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 85.173.2_bw_SL3.jpg)
EDITION
Edition: 4/12
IMAGE
overall, 85.173.2_bw_SL3.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2023
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