SculptureFrench19th-20th century

Bust of a Man

19th-20th century

Artists

Auguste RodinArtist

Auguste RodinPrevious attribution

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Bronze

Culture

French

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

17.5 x 15.8 x 14.5 cm (6 7/8 x 6 1/4 x 5 11/16 in.)

Provenance

M. R. Schweitzer, New York NY, Gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1964.

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