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Study for the Head of the Monument to Honoré de Balzac

1893–1897

Auguste Rodin

(French, 1840–1917)
France, late 19th-early 20th Century
bronze
Overall: 18.8 x 20.7 x 16.2 cm (7 3/8 x 8 1/8 x 6 3/8 in.)
Gift of Mrs. Franklyn B. Sanders in memory of Franklyn Brownell Sanders 1948.117
Location: Not on view
  • Mrs. Franklyn B. Sanders
  • Tacha, Athena. Rodin Sculpture in the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1967. Mentioned: p. 91-93, cat. no. IV; Reproduced: p. [15], Plate 27 archive.org
    Tacha, Athena. A Supplement to Rodin Sculpture in the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1974. Mentioned: p. 124S-125S, cat. no. IV
  • CMA 1982: The Age of Bronze, July 13-October 17, 1982, no cat.
    Baron Gros, Painter of Battles: The First Romantic Painter. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 8-April 15, 1956).
  • {{cite web|title=Study for the Head of the Monument to Honoré de Balzac|url=false|author=Auguste Rodin|year=1893–1897|access-date=19 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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