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Provenance

Musée Rodin, Paris Dominion Gallery, Montreal (acquired from the above in April 1963) Private collection, Netherlands (probably acquired from the above circa 1965-70) Thence by descent to the present owner

Literature

Rainer Maria Rilke, Auguste Rodin , Leipzig, 1922, no. 35, another version illustrated np. Georges Grappe, Catalogue du Musée Rodin , Paris, 1929, no. 192, p. 81, another version illustrated Ionel Jianou & Cécile Goldscheider, Rodin , Paris, 1967, p. 104, another version illustrated John L. Tancock, The Sculpture of Auguste Rodin , Philadelphia, 1976, no. 25-2, p. 223, another version illustrated Clare Vincent, Rodin at The Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York, 1981, no. 29, p. 28, another version illustrated John L. Tancock, Rodin en México: Colección de escultura europea de los siglos XIX y XX , Mexico, 1997, no. 36, p. 44, another version illustrated Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin, Catalogue of Works in the Musée Rodin , Paris, 2007, vol. I, no. S.975, pp. 376-377, another version illustrated Additional Notices & Disclaimers The export of this property from France (including to other Member States of the European Union), as well as export from the European Union, may be subject to one or more export or import licenses being granted. Sotheby’s, upon request and for an administrative fee, may apply for a license to export your Lot(s) outside France. L’exportation de ce bien hors de France (y compris vers d’autres pays de l’Union Européenne), ainsi que son exportation hors de l’Union Européenne, peuvent-être subordonnées à l’obtention d’une ou plusieurs autorisation(s) d’exporter ou d’importer. Sotheby’s, sur demande et contre paiement de frais administratifs, peut présenter une demande d’autorisation pour exporter votre(vos) Lot(s) hors de France. Please note that Condition 12 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers is not applicable to this lot.

Catalog summary

Lot Details Lire en français Lire en français Description Property from a Private European Collection Auguste Rodin 1840 - 1917 Frère et sœur signed A. Rodin , inscribed © by Musée Rodin 1963 and with the foundry mark Georges Rudier. Fondeur, Paris. bronze height (without base): 36,8 cm; 14½ in. height (with base): 41,2 cm; 16¼ in. Conceived circa 1890 and cast in bronze in 1963 by the Georges Rudier foundry, Paris. This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Critique de l'oeuvre sculpté d'Auguste Rodin being currently prepared by Galerie Brame & Lorenceau under the direction of Jérôme Le Blay under the archive number 2019-5988B. Provenance Musée Rodin, Paris Dominion Gallery, Montreal (acquired from the above in April 1963) Private collection, Netherlands (probably acquired from the above circa 1965-70) Thence by descent to the present owner Literature Rainer Maria Rilke, Auguste Rodin , Leipzig, 1922, no. 35, another version illustrated np. Georges Grappe, Catalogue du Musée Rodin , Paris, 1929, no. 192, p. 81, another version illustrated Ionel Jianou & Cécile Goldscheider, Rodin , Paris, 1967, p. 104, another version illustrated John L. Tancock, The Sculpture of Auguste Rodin , Philadelphia, 1976, no. 25-2, p. 223, another version illustrated Clare Vincent, Rodin at The Metropolitan Museum of Art , New York, 1981, no. 29, p. 28, another version illustrated John L. Tancock, Rodin en México: Colección de escultura europea de los siglos XIX y XX , Mexico, 1997, no. 36, p. 44, another version illustrated Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin, Catalogue of Works in the Musée Rodin , Paris, 2007, vol. I, no. S.975, pp. 376-377, another version illustrated Additional Notices & Disclaimers The export of this property from France (including to other Member States of the European Union), as well as export from the European Union, may be subject to one or more export or import licenses being granted. Sotheby’s, upon request and for an administrative fee, may apply for a license to export your Lot(s) outside France. L’exportation de ce bien hors de France (y compris vers d’autres pays de l’Union Européenne), ainsi que son exportation hors de l’Union Européenne, peuvent-être subordonnées à l’obtention d’une ou plusieurs autorisation(s) d’exporter ou d’importer. Sotheby’s, sur demande et contre paiement de frais administratifs, peut présenter une demande d’autorisation pour exporter votre(vos) Lot(s) hors de France. Please note that Condition 12 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers is not applicable to this lot.