UNIVERS DU BRONZE
France
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Founded in 1986, the Univers du Bronze Gallery mainly exhibits bronzes by major sculptors of the last two centuries, 19th and 20th.
The artists exhibited include Barye, Bugatti, Carpeaux, Degas, Giacometti, Laurens, Lipchitz, Maillol, Rodin …
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme have published several catalogues raisonnés about Barye, Carpeaux… Our collections are exhibited at BRAFA (Brussels), TEFAF Maastricht, Treasure House Fair (London) and FAB PARIS (Paris).
The Gallery will be pleased to present its end-of-year catalogue at FAB Paris 2025.
Auguste RODIN
(1840-1917)
Masque d’Hanako
étude Type E 1907-1908
Bronze, all’antica green patina
Circa 1920-1925
H : 17,9 cm, L : 11,4 cm, D : 11,9 cm
Authentic example signed “A. Rodin”, cast by “Alexis Rudier Fondeur Paris” (mark), inside relief “A. Rodin” seal, on onyx cube marble.
Edition references
- 7 examples cast by Alexis Rudier between 1910 and 1917;
- 17 examples edited by the museum with Alexis Rudier between 1917 and 1950,
- 10 examples by Georges Rudier between 1954 and 1956.
Provenance
Former Wildenstein collection
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