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Rodin, Auguste,
Portrait male -- Balzac, Honore de
Ethnic -- French
Occupation -- Writer
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
Monument to Balzac, (sculpture).
Artist:
Rodin, Auguste, 1840-1917, sculptor.
Title:
Monument to Balzac, (sculpture).
Dates:
1891-1898. Cast 1965-1966.
Medium:
Bronze.
Dimensions:
106 x 43 x 50 3/8 in.
Description:
Portrait of Honore de Balzac dressed in long robes, his head turned slightly to the left.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Balzac, Honore de -- Full length
Ethnic -- French
Occupation -- Writer -- Author
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
Owner:
Smithsonian Institution, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Independence Avenue at 8th Street, S.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20560 Accession Number: 66.4344
Provenance:
Gift of Hirshhorn, Joseph H., 1966.
Remarks:
The sculpture is number six in an edition of twelve.
References:
"Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden: 150 Works of Art," Washington, D.C.: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution in association with Harry N. Abrams, 1996, pg. 21.
Fletcher, Valerie J., "A Garden for Art: Outdoor Sculpture at the Hirshhorn Museum," Washington, D.C.: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution in association with Thames and Hudson, 1998, pg. 40.
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden collection printout, 2008.
Illustration:
"Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden: 150 Works of Art," Washington, D.C.: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution in association with Harry N. Abrams, 1996, pg. 20.
Fletcher, Valerie J., "A Garden for Art: Outdoor Sculpture at the Hirshhorn Museum," Washington, D.C.: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution in association with Thames and Hudson, 1998, pg. 40.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS 61570021
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