id:			136514
accession number:	1960.85
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1960.85
updated:		2023-12-08 21:49:12.766000

The Fall of the Angels, c. 1890–1900. Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917). Marble; overall: 53.5 x 69.9 x 40.6 cm (21 1/16 x 27 1/2 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Carrie Moss Halle in memory of Salmon Portland Halle 1960.85

title:				The Fall of the Angels
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creation date:			c. 1890–1900
creation date earliest:		1890
creation date latest:		1900
current location:		218 European Sculpture
creditline:			Gift of Carrie Moss Halle in memory of Salmon Portland Halle
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culture:	France, late 19th-early 20th Century
technique:	marble
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: 53.5 x 69.9 x 40.6 cm (21 1/16 x 27 1/2 x 16 in.)
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	inscription:	signed under dexter wing of male figure:  A. Rodin.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1965
	opening date:   1965-10-27T04:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1965</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27-November 14, 1965).

	title:		Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum
	opening date:   1991-06-07T04:00:00
	<i>Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 8, 1991).

	title:		Monet to Dalí: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2006-05-27T00:00:00
	<i>Monet to Dalí: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. Beijing World Art Museum, China (May 26-August 27, 2006); Mori Art Center (September 16-November 26, 2006); Seoul Art Center, South Korea (December 22, 2006-March 28, 2007); Seoul Olympic Museum of Art, South Korea (April 7-May 20, 2007); Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada (June 9-September 16, 2007); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 21, 2007-January 13, 2008); Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN (February 15-June 1, 2008); Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UT (June 22-September 21, 2008); The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI (October 12, 2008-January 18, 2009).

	title:		Picasso and the Mysteries of Life: La Vie
	opening date:   2012-12-12T05:00:00
	<i>Picasso and the Mysteries of Life: La Vie</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 12, 2012-April 21, 2013).

	title:		Rodin-100 Years
	opening date:   2017-09-01T04:00:00
	<i>Rodin-100 Years</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 1, 2017-May 13, 2018).

	title:		Rodin—100 Years
	opening date:   2017-09-01T04:00:00
	<i>Rodin—100 Years</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 1, 2017-May 13, 2018).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Salmon P. Halle, Shaker Heights, Ohio.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Lee, Sherman E. "Year in Review." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 52, no. 9 (1965): 124-57.
	page number: 	p. 152, no. 17 as "Fall of Icarus"
	url:		www.jstor.org/stable/25152069.

	Tacha, Athena. <em>Rodin Sculpture in the Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1967.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 100, cat. no. XVII; Reproduced: p. 72, Plate 88
	url:		https://archive.org/details/RodinSculpture/page/n114

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