Paris 1840 - Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine 1917
La Cariatide à l'urne ou au vase, petit modèle
The Fallen Caryatid with Urn or with Vase, Small Model [Museum's Title: The Fallen Caryatid Carrying an Urn]
modeled c. 1881-1882, used after 1900
cast terracotta
statuette
Dimensions (HxWxD): H. 16 in.
signed: A. Rodin
Acc. No.: 12.13.2
Credit Line: Gift of Thomas F. Ryan, 1910
Photo credit: www.metmuseum.org, August 19, 2011
© Artist : public domain
© Artist : public domain
Provenance
- 1910, Gift of Thomas F. Ryan
Bibliography
- 1912 Breck
Joseph Breck, "The collection of sculptures by Auguste Rodin in the Metropolitan Museum", The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, vol. VII, 1912 (May supplement), p. 12, ill. p. 14 - 1939 Frisch and Shipley
Victor Frisch and Joseph T. Shipley, Auguste Rodin, 1939, p. 414 - 1967 Jianou et Goldscheider
Ionel Jianou et Cécile Goldscheider, Rodin, Paris, 1967, p. 88 - 1981 Vincent
Clare Vincent, "Rodin at the Metropolitan Museum of Art", The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, Spring 1981, reprinted separately 1981 - 2007 Le Normand-Romain (français)
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, avec la collaboration d'Hélène Marraud et Diane Tytgat, introductions par Dr. Ruth Butler et Mr. Régis Cusinberche, Rodin et le bronze. Catalogue des œuvres conservées au musée Rodin, 2 volumes, Paris, Musée Rodin / Editions de la Réunion des musées nationaux, 2007, vol. 1, pp. 244-249, La Cariatide à l'urne ou au vase, petit modèle, vers 1881-1882, cet exemplaire est cité p. 247 : "Maquette, terre cuite, New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, acq. de Rodin, 1910, au prix élevé de 3 500 francs (arch. musée Rodin, et Vincent, 1981, p. 23)"
2007 Le Normand-Romain (English)
Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, with the collaboration of Hélène Marraud and Diane Tytgat, introductions by Dr. Ruth Butler and Mr. Régis Cusinberche, The Bronzes of Rodin. Catalogue of works in the Musée Rodin, 2 volumes, English version, Paris, Musée Rodin / Editions de la Réunion des musées nationaux, 2007, vol. 1, pp. 244-249, The Fallen Caryatid with Urn or with Vase, Small Model, c. 1881-1882, this copy is mentioned p. 247: "Maquette, terracotta, New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, acq. from Rodin, 1910, for the high price of 3 500 francs (Musée Rodin archives and Vincent, 1981, p. 23)"
Related works
- Museum's file:
Plaster in the Musée Rodin, Paris.
Plaster and bronze of Caryatid with a Stone in the Musée Rodin, Paris.
Caryatids (with Urns or Stones not specified) in bronze in the Art Institute of Chicago, in the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, and two marble in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.