Mignon | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2001.174
People: Auguste Rodin, French (Paris, France 1840 - 1917 Meudon, France)
Title: Mignon
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Rose Beuret (1844-1917)
Classification: Sculpture
Work Type: bust, sculpture
Date: 1867-1868, cast c. 1910-1917
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/173334

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Technique

Cast, sand

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.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: on left shoulder: A Rodin, left interior in relief A Rodin
foundry mark: back of proper left shoulder, cast in: ALEXIS.RUDIER / FONDEUR.PARIS

Provenance

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

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of John and Polly Coolidge
Accession Year: 2001
Object Number: 2001.174
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

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

Publication History

John L. Tancock, The Sculpture of Auguste Rodin, David R. Godine and Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, PA, 1976), p. 486

Verification Level

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2001.174: Mignon