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Provenance

Private collection, Belgium Catalogue note Conceived in 1875, Rodin's Suzon is a tribute to Albert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, the great French master who had such an influence on Rodin's early work. Rodin worked in Carrier-Belleuse's studio from 1864 until 1871 and in this bust shows himself to be in complete command of the essence of his master's approach to feminine beauty. Like Carrier-Belleuse's own intimate busts of girls, Rodin's Suzon is reminiscent of eighteenth-century terracotta busts of women, and indeed the model was first produced in terracotta. Rodin sold the rights of reproduction in bronze to the Brussels-based foundry Compagnie des Bronzes, which proceeded to edit the model in three sizes with enduring success. Of precious, petite dimensions, the present bronze is a version of réduction no. 3 . A closely comparable cast was sold at Christie's Paris on 29 March 2019 (lot 274). RELATED

Literature

H.W. Janson and P. Fusco, Romantics to Rodin , p. 329, no. 190

Catalog summary

AUGUSTE RODIN French 1840 - 1917 SUZON signed: A. RODIN and inscribed: C ie des Bronzes / Bruxelles bronze, dark brown patina 27cm., 10½in. Please note: Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot. To view Shipping Calculator, please click here Provenance Private collection, Belgium Catalogue note Conceived in 1875, Rodin's Suzon is a tribute to Albert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, the great French master who had such an influence on Rodin's early work. Rodin worked in Carrier-Belleuse's studio from 1864 until 1871 and in this bust shows himself to be in complete command of the essence of his master's approach to feminine beauty. Like Carrier-Belleuse's own intimate busts of girls, Rodin's Suzon is reminiscent of eighteenth-century terracotta busts of women, and indeed the model was first produced in terracotta. Rodin sold the rights of reproduction in bronze to the Brussels-based foundry Compagnie des Bronzes, which proceeded to edit the model in three sizes with enduring success. Of precious, petite dimensions, the present bronze is a version of réduction no. 3 . A closely comparable cast was sold at Christie's Paris on 29 March 2019 (lot 274). RELATED LITERATURE H.W. Janson and P. Fusco, Romantics to Rodin , p. 329, no. 190