Auguste Rodin
Le Baiser, 1ère réduction dite aussi réduction n°1 , 1898 (Executed)
Lot #27 |
2021-11-30 |
Phillips, Hong Kong
20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale in Association with Poly Auction
Category:
Sculpture
Estimate:
HKD 10,000,000 - 15,000,000 (currency of sale)
USD 1,282,495 - 1,923,743 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Phillips
Auction number: HK010321
Auction name: 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale in Association with Poly Auction
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: Hong Kong
Start date: 2021-11-30
Currency: HKD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Sculpture
Department: Sculpture & 3D Art
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Dimensions: 71.4 x 43.6 x 45.8 cm. (28 1/8 x 17 1/8 x 18 in.)
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
71.4
Width In Centimeters:
43.6
Depth In Centimeters:
45.8
Height In Inches:
28.125
Width In Inches:
17.125
Depth In Inches:
18
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Year notes: Conceived in 1886 in a larger scale, this scale was conceived in 1898 and the present lifetime example was cast in bronze by F. Barbedienne Fondeur in May 1914.
Provenance
Collection of the President of the National Libraries of France (gifted by the National Libraries of France on 26 May 1914), Private Collection (by descent from the above), Sotheby's, London, 1 March 2017, lot 32, Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Rainer Maria Rilke, Auguste Rodin, London, 1917, pl. 6 (another bronze example illustrated)