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02417

RODIN, Auguste

Paris 1840 - Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine 1917

Maker: Godard, E.

L'Homme qui tombe

The Falling Man

modeled 1882, cast 1982-1983

bronze, no.I/Ibronze, no.I/I ; lost wax cast [archives, Musée Rodin, Paris]

statuette

Dimensions (HxWxD): 23 x 16 3⁄4 x 12 3⁄4 in.

signed on the base: A. Rodin N°I / I
mark on the base: © by MUSÉE Rodin 1982
founder's mark on the base: E. GODARD/Fondr

Acc. No.: 1986.155.2

Credit Line: Gift of Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, 1986

Photo credit: www.metmuseum.org, August 19, 2011

© Artist : public domain

© Artist : public domain

New York, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

www.metmuseum.org

Provenance

  • 1986, Gift of B. Gerald Cantor Art Foundation1982, March 25, Commissioned by the Musée Rodin, Paris [D17 archives, Musée Rodin, Paris]
  • 1982, October 29, Invoice date [D17, D9 RE16 archives, Musée Rodin, Paris]
  • 1982, November 5, Delivery date [1E11.2, ACHD133 archives, Musée Rodin, Paris]
  • 1982, December 7, Payment date [archives, Musée Rodin, Paris]
  • 1983, February 15, Private Collection [ACHD104, D9 RE16 archives, Musée Rodin, Paris]
  • 1986, Gift of B. Gerald Cantor Art Foundation

Bibliography

  • 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. 2, pp.428-430, L'Homme qui tombe, 1882, cet exemplaire est cité p. 429 : "E. Godard, à partir de 1979, pour les cinq derniers : [...] I/I, 1983, New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, don Iris et B. Gerald Cantor, 1986"
  • 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. 2, pp.428-430, The Falling Man, 1882, this copy is mentioned p. 429: "then the five remaining casts by E. Godard from 1979: [...] I/I, 1983, New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, gift of Iris and B. Gerald Cantor, 1986"