Aurora and Tithonus, 1905 or 1906

West Building, Ground Floor — Gallery G2

Medium

plaster

Dimensions

overall (greatest extension): 26.6 cm (10 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. John W. Simpson

Accession Number

1942.5.20

Artists / Makers

Auguste Rodin (sculptor) French, 1840 - 1917

Image Use

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Inscription

on truncated end below Tithonus' head: L'Aurore se leve de la / couche du beau Typhon / Metamorphose / d'Ovide; on the side under Tithonus' left elbow: hommage à Mme Kate Simpson / A Rodin / 1907

Provenance

Acquired 1907 from the artist by Mr. and Mrs. John W. Simpson, New York; gift 1942 to NGA.

Associated Names

Simpson, John W., Mrs.

Exhibition History

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

1981: Rodin Rediscovered, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1981-1982, no. 78.

Bibliography

1927: Grappe, Georges. Catalogue du Musée Rodin. Paris, 1927: 105.

1944: Grappe, Georges. Catalogue du Musée Rodin. 5th ed. Paris, 1944: 118.

1965: Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 169.

1968: National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 147, repro.

1976: Tancock, John. The Sculpture of Auguste Rodin. Philadelphia, 1976: 276-279.

1987: Barbier, Nicolle. Marbres de Rodin: collection du musée. Paris, 1987: 164-174.

1992: Barbier, Nicolle. Rodin sculpteur: Oeuvres méconnues. Exh. cat. Musée Rodin, Paris, 1992: 81-91.

1994: Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 199, 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: 382-385, color repro.