Statuette of a Woman

possibly early 20th century

Auguste Rodin

Sculptor, French, 1840 - 1917

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On View

West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G1-C

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    terracotta

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. John W. Simpson

  • Dimensions

    overall: 32.4 x 10.2 x 11.6 cm (12 3/4 x 4 x 4 9/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1942.5.6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired possibly 1905 from the artist by Mr. and Mrs. John W. Simpson, New York;[1] gift 1942 to NGA.
[1] This figure, like NGA 1942.5.4,5,7) may have been in the group of terracottas Mrs. Simpson refers to in her letter to Rodin of 13 October 1905 (letter in Musée Rodin Archives, Paris).

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1946

  • Rodin: Sculpture, Drawings, Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1946, no. 11.

1965

  • Wax Sculptures by Degas, Sculptures and Drawings by Rodin, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965-1966, no cat.

Bibliography

1965

  • Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 167.

1968

  • National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 149, repro.

1994

  • Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 208, repro.

2000

  • Butler, Ruth, and Suzanne Glover Lindsay, with Alison Luchs, Douglas Lewis, Cynthia J. Mills, and Jeffrey Weidman. European Sculpture of the Nineteenth Century. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 2000: 368, color repro. 369.

Inscriptions

behind left leg: Rodin

Wikidata ID

Q63809242

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