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Bourgeois de Calais, monument : Pierre de Wissant, tête colossale
Burghers of Calais, Monument: Pierre de Wissant, Colossal Head [Museum's Title: Monumental Head of Pierre de Wissant]
modeled 1885 or 1886, enlarged before 1908, cast 1980
bronze, no. 8 ; lost wax cast [archives, Musée Rodin, Paris]
head
Dimensions (HxWxD): 32 x 19 x 20 ½ i
A. Rodin / N° 8 / E. GODARD Fond[eur] / © By MUSÉE Rodin 1980
Acc. No.: 2009.1.21
Credit Line: Gift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation
Photo credit: ph. courtesy North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
© Artist : public domain
© Artist : public domainProvenance
- 1979, August 10, Commissioned by the Musée Rodin, Paris [D17 archives, Musée Rodin, Paris]
- 1980, May 14, Invoice date [D17, D9 RE16 archives, Musée Rodin, Paris]
- 1980, May 14, Delivery date [1E11.2 archives, Musée Rodin, Paris]
- 1980, May 28, Payment date [archives, Musée Rodin, Paris]
- 1980, June 12, Private Collection [D42, D9 RE16, ACHD121 archives, Musée Rodin, Paris]
- 1984, given to B. Gerald Cantor Art Foundation
- with Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, Los Angeles
- 2009, Gift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation
Bibliography
- Museum's website (accessed April 12, 2016)
- 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.232-241, Bourgeois de Calais, monument : Pierre de Wissant, tête colossale, 1885 ou 1886, cet exemplaire est cité p.240 : "N°8 à 12, en 1980 et 1981, fonte E. Godard : n°8, 1980, Los Angeles, Cantor Foundation" - 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.232-241, Burghers of Calais, Monument: Pierre de Wiessant, Colossal Head, 1885 or 1886, this copy is mentioned p.240: "No.8 to 12, in 1980 and 1981, cast by E. Godard : no.8, 1980, Los Angeles, Cantor Foundation" - 2010 NCMA Preview
"Sharing the Genius of Rodin: The New Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Court and Garden,” in North Carolina Museum of Art Preview (Spring 2010), mentioned 18, illus. (color) 18–19 - 2010 Steel
David Steel, Rodin: The Cantor Foundation Gift to the North Carolina Museum of Art (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 2010), cat. no. 20, illus. (color)
Exhibitions
- 1985-1986 Spokane
Spokane, WA, Jundt Art Museum, Gonzaga University, June 1985–June 1986
1988 Memphis/Peoria
The Passion of Rodin: Sculpture from the B. Gerald Cantor Collection, Memphis, TN, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, February–April 1988; Peoria, IL, Lakeview Museum, April 30–July 3, 1988
1993-1994 Cincinnati
Rodin Bronzes: Sculpture from the B. Gerald Cantor Collection, Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati Art Museum, November 14, 1993–January 4, 1994
1998 New York
Rodin at Rockefeller Center: Sculpture from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, New York, Rockefeller Center, June 17–August 31, 1998
2001-2009 Salt Lake City and 26 other venues
Rodin: A Magnificent Obsession, Sculpture from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, May 20–September 2, 2001; Perth, Australia, Art Gallery of Western Australia, October 4, 2001–December 5, 2001; Canberra, Australia, National Gallery of Australia, December 14, 2001–February 24, 2002; Langwarrin (Melbourne) Australia, McClelland Gallery, March 10–May 19, 2002; Singapore, Singapore Art Museum, June 5–August 25, 2002; Sarasota, FL, Ringling Museum of Art, October 11, 2002–January 5, 2003; Akron, OH, Akron Art Museum, January 25–May 18, 2003; Sioux City, IA, Sioux City Art Center, June 7–August 31, 2003; Lafayette, LA, University Art Museum, September 20, 2003–January 4, 2004; Tulsa, OK, Philbrook Museum of Art, January 25–March 28, 2004; Buffalo, NY, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, April 17–July 3, 2004; Utica, NY, Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, July 24–October 3, 2004; Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Glenbow Museum, October 30, 2004–January 30, 2005; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, February 26–May 22, 2005; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, June 18–September 18, 2005; Albany, NY, Albany Institute of History and Art, October 15, 2005–January 1, 2006; Hartford, CT, Wadsworth Atheneum, January 28–April 30, 2006; Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, Beaverbrook Art Gallery, May 27–September 4, 2006; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Winnipeg Art Gallery, September 28, 2006–January 14, 2007; Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, April 6–July 29, 2007; Storrs, CT, William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut, September 7–December 16, 2007; Mobile, AL, Mobile Museum of Art, January 25–March 23, 2008; Fargo, ND, Plains Art Museum, April 17–July 13, 2008; Nashville, TN, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, September 12, 2008–January 4, 2009; Baton Rouge, LA, Louisiana State University Museum of Art, January 24–April 19, 2009; Sioux Falls, SD, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, May 9–August 9, 2009