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Study for the Head of the Monument to Honoré de Balzac

1893–1897

Auguste Rodin

(French, 1840–1917)
Culture
France, late 19th-early 20th Century
Medium
bronze
Measurements
Overall: 18.8 x 20.7 x 16.2 cm (7 3/8 x 8 1/8 x 6 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Franklyn B. Sanders in memory of Franklyn Brownell Sanders 1948.117
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Location
Not on view
Print
A bronze sculpture depicts a dark greenish-brown face with a rough, pitted surface. Thick, uneven masses of hair frame the head, with a heavy section swept across the forehead. Deep, dark hollows form eyes on either side of a broad nose. Textured ridges below the nose suggest a closed mouth. The metallic surface glints under the light, highlighting the heavily textured, varied forms.

Study for the Head of the Monument to Honoré de Balzac

1893–1897

Auguste Rodin

(French, 1840–1917)
France, late 19th-early 20th Century

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