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Tête de Saint Jean-Baptiste dans un plat
Head of Saint John the Baptist on a Platter
modeled 1878-1880, cast c. 1925
bronze; sand cast [archives, Musée Rodin, Paris]
head
Dimensions (HxWxD): 7 1⁄2 x 14 1⁄2 x 10 1⁄2 in.
back of hair to right: A. Rodin
back of platter to left: Alexis. Rudier. / Fondeur. Paris.
Acc. No.: F1929-7-64
Credit Line: Bequest of Jules E. Mastbaum, 1929
Photo credit: Rodin Museum, Philadelphia
© Artist : public domain
© Artist : public domainProvenance
- 1925, August 27, Commissioned by the Musée Rodin, Paris [D6 RE1 et RE3 archives, Musée Rodin, Paris]
- 1925, September-November, part of Jules E. Mastbaum's fourth purchase order from the Musée Rodin, Paris [D73 archives, Musée Rodin, Paris]
- 1925-1926, Jules Mastbaum [ACHD5 archives, Musée Rodin, Paris]
- 1926, Cast by Eugène Rudier (1875-1952) who continued using the mark of his father Alexis Rudier (?-1897)
- 1926, June 10, Invoice date [ACHD12, ACHD14 archives, Musée Rodin, Paris]
- 1927, November 24, Payment date [ACHD12, ACHD14 archives, Musée Rodin, Paris]
- 1929, Bequest of Jules E. Mastbaum
Bibliography
- 1929 Watkins
Fridolyn G. Watkins, Rodin Museum of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Rodin Museum, 1929, p. 18 no. 64, as "Head of Saint John the Baptist (Tête coupée de St. Jean Baptiste)" - 1969 Tancock
John L. Tancock, Rodin Museum: Handbook, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1969, no. 21 - 1976 Tancock
John L. Tancock, The Sculpture of Auguste Rodin: The Collection of the Rodin Museum, Philadelphia, David R. Godine, 1976, p. 205-209, p. 207, repr. - 1977 Caso
Jacques de Caso and Patricia B. Sanders, Rodin's Sculpture: A Critical Study of the Spreckels Collection, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Rutland, Vermont and Tokyo, Japan, The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1977, p. 84-87 - 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. 645- 648, Tête de Saint Jean-Baptiste dans un plat, 1878-1880, cet exemplaire est cité p.646 : "quelques exemplaires, fonte Alexis Rudier : Philadelphie, Rodin Museum, quatrième commande de Jules Mastbaum, 1925" - 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. 645- 648, Head of Saint John the Baptist on a Platter, 1878-1880, this copy is mentioned p.646: "some casts by Alexis Rudier: Philadelphia, Rodin Museum, fourth commission from Jules Mastbaum, 1925"
Exhibitions
- 1926 Philadelphia
Exhibit of the Rodin Museum of Philadelphia, Jules E. Mastbaum Foundation, Philadelphia, Sesquicentennial Exposition, 1926, no. 1692, as "Head of St. John the Baptist on Tray"