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Keywords: Patinated Bronze, Cast Bronze, Signed Sculpture, Alexis Rudier Fondeur, French Art, Fine Art Sculpture, Provenance, Decorative Art, Figurative Art, Rodin
The sculpture "Torse d’Adele" is a brown and verdigris patinated cast bronze, created by Auguste Rodin. The older bronze sculpture is remounted on a later marble base. Signed on the bronze the castings and with the correct markings of Alexis Rudier, Fondeur Paris.
Rudier was a renowned foundryman who collaborated with prominent sculptors of the 19th and 20th centuries, including Rodin, Antoine Bourdelle, Gustave Miklos, and Aristide Maillol.
According to Judith Cladel, Rodin’s friend and biographer, "Torse d’Adele" stemmed from his study of caryatids, with the model likely being Adèle Abruzzesi, one of Rodin’s preferred models. The sculpture was completed in 1889 with the addition of the legs and left arm, designed for the top left-hand corner of Rodin’s famous work, "The Gates of Hell." It was added after 1887, as it does not appear in William Elborne’s photographs of "The Gates" from that year. Rodin also reused the same torso, with a head added, for the female figures in "Eternal Springtime" and "Illusions Received by the Earth.
Provenance: The Collection of Dr. Thomas Chua.
"NO" Paper work or receipts available.
Measurement: 17 x 5 x 8 in. (43.2 x 12.7 x 20.3 cm.), With Base: 23 in. (58.4 cm.)
Category: 14
Condition: An Older Bronze mounted to a later marble base. See images showing old remounting.
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