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1. THE MACLAREN COLLECTION WOULD CONTAIN POSTHUMOUS ENLARGEMENTS (2)
THE CARYATID CARRYING HER STONE
As for the Caryatid Carrying Her Stone, the Musée Rodin
Website mentions an enlarged version exhibited at the Salon d'Automne of
1909, but I have not been able to check its dimensions yet. Elsen mentions
that "at the time of Rodin´s death, Lebossé still had in his
studio, if not on his machines, several works intended for enlargement.
They include two Fallen Caryatids (one carrying a stone, the other an
urn)." This would indicate that after the enlargement already made
for the 1909 exhibition, a still larger version was planned but not
completed before Rodin´s death.
From the eleven plasters of ''Cariatide à la pierre'',
listed in the Joconde Database, we find two pieces already of the size
indicated by the Gruppo Mondiale:
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Technique |
plâtre ; patine |
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Dimensions |
136 H ; 99 L ; 92.5 |
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PDate |
1881 avant |
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Genèse |
oeuvre en rapport |
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Préc. genèse |
autres exemplaires conservés au musée Rodin |
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Inscription |
signé ; inscription |
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Préc. inscription |
A. RODIN (S. SUR LA BASE A GAUCHE) ; NO C. BY
MUSEE RODIN 1981 |
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Ville ou musée |
Paris ; musée Rodin |
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Statut juridique |
Propriété de l'Etat ; Donation (?) ; Musée
Rodin |
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Date d'acquisition |
1916 ; ? |
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Inventaire |
S 5858 |
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Ref. |
000SC031967 |
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Appartenances |
Rodin Auguste (?), coll. de l'artiste (?) |
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Bibliographie |
CAT. GRAPPE 1944 NO 63 ; 64 |
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Technique |
plâtre |
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Dimensions |
134 H ; 106.5 L ; 95 |
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PDate |
1881 avant |
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Genèse |
oeuvre en rapport |
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Préc. genèse |
dans la version identique, grand modèle (env. 134
cm) en bronze (S 1297),
et en modèle original (env. 44 cm) en bronze (S 477, S 1153) |
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Statut juridique |
Propriété de l'Etat ; Musée Rodin |
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Inventaire |
S 185 |
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Ref. |
000SC005536 |
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Bibliographie |
CAT. GRAPPE 1944 NO 64 |
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Commentaires |
fentes dans la base, à gauche enduit très usé
laissant apparaître couleur jaune;
manque de matière dans la draperie entre les cuisses ;
joint dans la cuisse droite fendue |
While Nr. S 5858 has a question mark after the 1916
acquisition date and its status as being donated by Rodin himself, for Nr.
S 185 no acquisition date is specified at all.
The bronze corresponding to plaster Nr. S185 is listed
as follows:
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Technique |
fonte ; bronze |
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Dimensions |
133.7 H ; 103.5 L ; 98.2 |
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PDate |
1881 avant |
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Genèse |
oeuvre en rapport |
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Préc. genèse |
dans la version identique, grand modèle (env. 134
cm) en plâtre (S 185),
et modèle original (env. 44 cm) en bronze (S 477, S 1153) |
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Inscription |
signé |
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Préc. inscription |
A. RODIN (S.A L'ARRIERE DE LA TERRASSE) ; ALEXIS
RUDIER, FONDEUR, PARIS |
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Statut juridique |
Propriété de l'Etat ; Donation ; Musée Rodin |
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Date d'acquisition |
1916 |
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Inventaire |
S 1297; R 56 |
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Ref. |
000SC005240 |
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Appartenances |
Rodin Auguste, coll. de l'artiste |
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Bibliographie |
CAT. GRAPPE 1944 NO 63; 64 |
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Commentaires |
patine refaite |
The 1916 acquisition date indicates this was a lifetime
cast. So far, the Gruppo Mondiale´s statement that the Cantor Foundation
would have initiated posthumous enlargements in order to "create
additional market value" remains without evidence, unless we question
the accuracy of the Joconde Database entries.
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