id:			125870
accession number:	1948.117
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Study for the Head of the Monument to Honoré de Balzac, 1893–1897. Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917). Bronze; overall: 18.8 x 20.7 x 16.2 cm (7 3/8 x 8 1/8 x 6 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Franklyn B. Sanders in memory of Franklyn Brownell Sanders 1948.117

title:				Study for the Head of the Monument to Honoré de Balzac
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creation date:			1893–1897
creation date earliest:		1893
creation date latest:		1897
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creditline:			Gift of Mrs. Franklyn B. Sanders in memory of Franklyn Brownell Sanders
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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: 18.8 x 20.7 x 16.2 cm (7 3/8 x 8 1/8 x 6 3/8 in.)
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	inscription:	Signed on hair to right: "A. Rodin"
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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': 'CMA 1982:  The Age of Bronze, July 13-October 17, 1982, no cat.', 'opening_date': '1982-07-13T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Franklyn B. Sanders
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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. 91-93, cat. no. IV; Reproduced: p. [15], Plate 27
	url:		https://archive.org/details/RodinSculpture/page/n105

	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. 124S-125S, cat. no. IV
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