id:			149563
accession number:	1979.138
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1979.138
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:43.408000

The Thinker, c. 1880. Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917). Bronze; overall: 70.8 x 34.9 x 59.7 cm (27 7/8 x 13 3/4 x 23 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Alexandre P. Rosenberg 1979.138

title:				The Thinker
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creation date:			c. 1880
creation date earliest:		1875
creation date latest:		1885
current location:		AAE Art Allée East
creditline:			Gift of Alexandre P. Rosenberg
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culture:	France, 19th 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: 70.8 x 34.9 x 59.7 cm (27 7/8 x 13 3/4 x 23 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1979
	opening date:   1980-02-13T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1979</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 13-March 9, 1980).

	title:		The Persistence of Classicism in Sculpture
	opening date:   1988-11-16T05:00:00
	<i>The Persistence of Classicism in Sculpture</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 16, 1988-January 15, 1989).

	title:		Rodin and His Contemporaries
	opening date:   1998-01-10T00:00:00
	<i>Rodin and His Contemporaries</i>. Sunrise Art Museum, Charleston, WV (organizer) (January 10-March 8, 1998).

	title:		Conserving the Past for the Future
	opening date:   2001-03-04T00:00:00
	<i>Conserving the Past for the Future</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 4-May 6, 2001).

	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:		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

	Alexandre P. Rosenberg, New York, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–1979
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1979–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Lee, Sherman E. "The Year in Review for 1979." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 67, no. 3 (1980): 58-99.
	page number: 	p. 97, cat. no. 88, repr. p. 76.
	url:		www.jstor.org/stable/25159667.

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IMAGES

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full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1979.138/1979.138_full.tif