SculptureFrench19th-20th century

Mignon

1867-1868, cast c. 1910-1917

Artists

Auguste RodinArtist

Description

A bronze bust by August Rodin of a young woman, Mignon, cast by Alex Rudier.

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Cast, sand

Medium

Bronze

Culture

French

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

40.7 x 31 x 19 cm (16 x 12 3/16 x 7 1/2 in.) with base: 48 cm (18 7/8 in.)

Provenance

John and Mary Welch Coolidge, 1966, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2001.

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