id:			124871
accession number:	1946.350
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The Sirens, 1889. Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917). Bronze; overall: 43.2 x 41.6 x 30.5 cm (17 x 16 3/8 x 12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Ralph King, gift of Mrs. Ralph King; Ralph T. Woods, Charles G. King; and Frances King Schafer 1946.350

title:				The Sirens
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creation date:			1889
creation date earliest:		1889
creation date latest:		1889
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creditline:			In memory of Ralph King, gift of Mrs. Ralph King; Ralph T. Woods, Charles G. King; and Frances King Schafer
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culture:	France, late 19th-early 20th century
technique:	bronze
department:	Modern European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	Mod Euro - Sculpture 1800-1960
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

* Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 43.2 x 41.6 x 30.5 cm (17 x 16 3/8 x 12 in.)
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	inscription:	on back:  Alexis Rudier/Fondeur 1889, Paris; on inside, separate piece:  A. Rodin; on front, left:  A. Rodin.  Sticker on inside:  P. Navez Exposition de Pittsburgh les Syrenes Collection Rodin (du Musée Rodin) No. 131.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Baron Gros, Painter of Battles: The First Romantic Painter
	opening date:   1956-03-08T05:00:00
	<i>Baron Gros, Painter of Battles: The First Romantic Painter</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 8-April 15, 1956).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Museum of Modern Art, NY:  Art Nouveau, June 6-September 6, 1960.', 'opening_date': '1960-06-06T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'also traveled to:  Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, October 13-December 12, 1960; Los Angeles County Museum, January 10-March 4, 1961; and Baltimore Museum of Art, April 1-May 15, 1961.', 'opening_date': '1960-10-13T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Ralph King, Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Tacha, Athena. <em>Rodin Sculpture in the Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1967.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 99, cat. no. XIII; Reproduced: p. [60], Plate 76
	url:		https://archive.org/details/RodinSculpture/page/n113

	Tacha, Athena. <em>A Supplement to Rodin Sculpture in the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1974.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 132S, cat. no. XIII
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