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Caricature of Urbain Basset’s sculpture Le Torrent, projet de fontaine (Souvenir du Dauphiné)

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Description: Caricature of Urbain Basset’s sculpture Le Torrent, projet de fontaine...
TitleCaricature of Urbain Basset’s sculpture Le Torrent, projet de fontaine (Souvenir du Dauphiné)
Creator nameCham
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1876
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsUnknown
Locationin Le Salon pour rire 1876 (Paris: Bureau du Charivar, 1876)
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsCaricatures and cartoons--France--19th centuryTime measurementsSculpture, French--19th century
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4. Standard Time: Monet at Gare Saint-Lazare
André Dombrowski
Description: Monet’s Minutes: Impressionism and the Industrialization of Time
Monet’s Minutes: Impressionism and the Industrialization of Time
For Claude Monet, a life governed by a strict schedule and the absolute surrender to a truly anarchic succession of pictorial instants were two sides of the same coin.This chapter is a revised version of André Dombrowski, “Impressionism and the...
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André Dombrowski
PublisherYale University Press
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Chapter subject tags:Monet, Claude, 1840-1926Impressionism (Art)--FranceTime--Systems and standards--19th centuryRailroads in art--France--19th centuryGare Saint-Lazare (Paris, France)Zola, Émile, 1840-1902Painting, French--19th centuryClocks and watches--France--19th centuryArt and technology--France--19th centuryPainting--Technique--France--History--19th century

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Description: The Monument to Balzac
The Monument to Balzac
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameRodin, Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPlaster
Dimensions118 1/8 x 47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in. (300 x 120 x 120 cm)
The Monument to Balzac
The Monument to Balzac
Description: The Monument to Balzac
The Monument to Balzac
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameRodin, Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1898
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPlaster
Dimensions118 1/8 x 47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in. (300 x 120 x 120 cm)
The Monument to Balzac
The Monument to Balzac
Description: Monument to Balzac
Monument to Balzac
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 17
Creator nameRodin, Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1898
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions282 × 122 × 104
LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York
https://www.moma.org/collection/works/80862
Accession number28.1955
Monument to Balzac
Monument to Balzac
Description: Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen
Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 17
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1880
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze with tulle skirt and satin hair ribbon
Dimensions99.1 × 35.6 × 35.6 cm
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/230005
Accession number1943.1128
Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen
Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen
Description: The Masseuse
The Masseuse
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 17
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1895–1900
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions43 × 36.5 × 42.5 cm
Accession numberTL39532.2
The Masseuse
The Masseuse
Description: Arabesque over the Right Leg, Left Arm in Line
Arabesque over the Right Leg, Left Arm in Line
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 17
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1880–1890
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions17 × 17 × 9.1 cm
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/230224
Accession number1943.1129
Arabesque over the Right Leg, Left Arm...
Arabesque over the Right Leg, Left Arm in Line
Description: Grande Arabesque, Third Time
Grande Arabesque, Third Time
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 17
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1885–1890
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions40.2 × 55.4 cm
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/228475
Accession number1951.78
Grande Arabesque, Third Time
Grande Arabesque, Third Time
Description: Horse Trotting, the Feet Not Touching the Ground
Horse Trotting, the Feet Not Touching the Ground
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 17
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1881–1890
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions22.9 × 27.2 cm
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/228661
Accession number1951.79
Horse Trotting, the Feet Not Touching...
Horse Trotting, the Feet Not Touching the Ground
Description: Woman Taken Unawares
Woman Taken Unawares
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 17
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1890–1900
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions40.6 × 29.6 × 19 cm
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/228409
Accession number1960.680
Woman Taken Unawares
Woman Taken Unawares
Description: Dancer Rubbing Her Knee
Dancer Rubbing Her Knee
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 17
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1880–1885
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions31 × 14.2 × 24.2 cm
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/232404
Accession number45.1965
Dancer Rubbing Her Knee
Dancer Rubbing Her Knee
Description: African Venus
African Venus
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 01
Creator nameCordier, Charles-Henri-Joseph
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1852
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze and gold
LocationMusée de l'Homme, Paris
African Venus
African Venus
Description: The Black woman [Why born a slave?]
The Black woman [Why born a slave?]
Posted by:John Carlson
May 17
Creator nameCarpeaux, Jean-Baptiste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1869
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions67 cm
LocationNy Carlsberg Glyptothek, Copenhagen
The Black woman [Why born a slave?]
Pourquoi naître esclave
Description: Memories and Regrets (Souvenirs et regrets)
Memories and Regrets (Souvenirs et regrets)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 10
Creator nameCham
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1872
Object typeIllustration
LocationLe Monde illustré (6 April 1872): 221
Memories and Regrets (Souvenirs et...
Memories and Regrets (Souvenirs et regrets)
Description: Friends (What a fortunate encounter…)
Friends (What a fortunate encounter…)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 13
Creator nameDaumier, Honoré
Creator name (description)From Le Charivari, 12–13 May 1845
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1845
Object typePrint
MaterialsLithograph, white wove paper
Dimensions24.1 × 18 cm (9 1/2 × 7 1/16 in.)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/3019
Accession number1928.148
Friends (What a fortunate...
Friends (What a fortunate encounter…)
Description: Cartoon of The Dead Toreador
Cartoon of The Dead Toreador
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 31
Creator nameCham
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1864
Object typeIllustration
LocationFrom Charivari, 22 May 1864
Cartoon of The Dead Toreador
Cartoon of The Dead Toreador
Description: Quand je vous dis que c'est une robe de chez Worth. . .
Quand je vous dis que c'est une robe de chez Worth. . .
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 23
Creator nameBertall
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1875
Object typeIllustration
LocationLa comédie de notre temps, II, Paris, 1875
Quand je vous dis que c'est une robe de...
Quand je vous dis que c'est une robe de chez Worth
Description: Aimez-vous les uns les autres ou Fraternité
Aimez-vous les uns les autres ou Fraternité
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 28
Creator nameCordier, Charles-Henri-Joseph
Creator name (description)Signed
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1867
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsH: 104 cm
Aimez-vous les uns les autres ou...
Aimez-vous les uns les autres ou Fraternité
Description: Les quatre parties du monde soutenant la sphère (original model for the...
Les quatre parties du monde soutenant la sphère (original model for the Fontaine de l'Observatoire, Jardins du Luxembourg, Paris), detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 28
Creator nameCarpeaux, Jean-Baptiste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1872
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsTerracotta
DimensionsH: appro×. 280 cm
LocationMusée d'Orsay, Paris
https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/oeuvres/les-quatre-parties-du-monde-soutenant-la-sphere-celeste-15175
Accession numberRF 817
Les quatre parties du monde soutenant la...
Les quatre parties du monde soutenant la sphère (original model for the Fontaine de l'Observatoire, Jardins du Luxembourg, Paris), detail
Description: Les qautre parties du monde soutenant la sphère
Les qautre parties du monde soutenant la sphère
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 28
Creator nameCarpeaux, Jean-Baptiste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1874
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
LocationFontaine de l'Observatoire, Jardins du Luxembourg, Paris
Les qautre parties du monde soutenant la...
Les qautre parties du monde soutenant la sphère
Description: The Age of Bronze
The Age of Bronze
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 05
Creator nameRodin, Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1877–1880
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze with brown patina
Dimensions25 1/4 × 8 1/2 × 7 1/16 in. (64.1 × 21.6 × 18 cm)
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/230229?q=1943.1146
Accession number1943.1146
The Age of Bronze
The Age of Bronze
Description: M. Courbet et ses associés envoyant leurs produits à l'Exposition de...
M. Courbet et ses associés envoyant leurs produits à l'Exposition de Vienne
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 27
Creator nameCham
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1873
Object typePrint
MaterialsWood engraving
Locationreproduced in Le Monde Illustré, 5 April 1873
M. Courbet et ses associés...
M. Courbet et ses associés envoyant leurs produits à l'Exposition de Vienne
Description: The Republic (La République)
The Republic (La République)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator nameLefèbvre, Camille
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1895
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationSalle du Conseil, Mairie, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
The Republic (La République)
The Republic (La République)
Description: Monument to Admiral Courbet (Monument à l'amiral Courbet)
Monument to Admiral Courbet (Monument à l'amiral Courbet)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator nameFalguière, Jean Alexandre Joseph; Mercié, Antonin
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1890
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationPlace de l'amiral Courbet, Abbeville, France
Monument to Admiral Courbet (Monument...
Monument to Admiral Courbet (Monument à l'amiral Courbet)
Description: Marat's Assassination (L'Assassination de Marat)
Marat's Assassination (L'Assassination de Marat)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsWaxwork
LocationMusée Grévin, Paris
Marat's Assassination (L'Assassination...
Marat's Assassination (L'Assassination de Marat)
Description: Yvette Guilbert
Yvette Guilbert
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator nameCapiello, Leonetto
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1899
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPainted plaster
Dimensions34 × 11 × 21 cm
LocationMusée Carnavalet, Paris
http://www.carnavalet.paris.fr/fr/collections/portrait-d-yvette-guilbert-1867-1944-chanteuse?parcours=290
Accession numberS 1647
Yvette Guilbert
Yvette Guilbert
Description: Inconvénient de photographier les malfaiteurs surtout si on leur demande une...
Inconvénient de photographier les malfaiteurs surtout si on leur demande une pose qui leur soit naturelle
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 08
Creator nameCham
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1861
Object typePhotograph
MaterialsWood engraving
Inconvénient de photographier les...
Inconvénient de photographier les malfaiteurs surtout si on leur demande une pose qui leur soit naturelle
Description: Gorilla Carrying Off a Female
Gorilla Carrying Off a Female
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 27
Creator nameFremiet, Emmanuel
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1887
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPlaster
LocationMusée des Beaux-Arts, Nantes
Gorilla Carrying Off a Female
Gorilla Carrying Off a Female
Description: Conséquence du système Darwin. Les singes se portant aux prochaines...
Conséquence du système Darwin. Les singes se portant aux prochaines élections
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 27
Creator nameCham
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1878
Object typePrint
MaterialsWood engraving
Locationreproduced in Le Monde Illustré
Conséquence du système...
Conséquence du système Darwin. Les singes se portant aux prochaines élections
Description: Monument à Louis Pasteur
Monument à Louis Pasteur
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator nameCordonnier, Alphonse Amédée
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1896–1898
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze and stone
DimensionsH: 900 cm
LocationPlace Philippe-Lebon, Lille, France
Monument à Louis Pasteur
Monument à Louis Pasteur
Description: Iris, Messenger of the Gods (Iris, messagère des Dieux)
Iris, Messenger of the Gods (Iris, messagère des Dieux)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameRodin, Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1890–1895
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions82.7 × 69 × 63 cm
LocationMusée Rodin, Paris
https://collections.musee-rodin.fr/en/museum/rodin/iris-messagere-des-dieux/S.01068
Accession numberS.01068
Iris, Messenger of the Gods (Iris,...
Iris, Messenger of the Gods (Iris, messagère des Dieux)
Description: Iris, Messenger of the Gods (Iris, messagère des Dieux), placed in a reclining...
Iris, Messenger of the Gods (Iris, messagère des Dieux), placed in a reclining position
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameRodin, Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1890–1895
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions82.7 × 69 × 63 cm
LocationMusée Rodin, Paris
https://collections.musee-rodin.fr/en/museum/rodin/iris-messagere-des-dieux/S.01068
Accession numberS.01068
Iris, Messenger of the Gods (Iris,...
Iris, Messenger of the Gods (Iris, messagère des Dieux), placed in a reclining position
Description: Figure on a Book (L'Ecclésiaste)
Figure on a Book (L'Ecclésiaste)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameRodin, Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1899
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPlaster and book
Dimensions26 × 28.3 × 26 cm
LocationMusée Rodin, Paris
https://collections.musee-rodin.fr/en/museum/rodin/l-ecclesiaste/S.00453
Accession numberS.00453
Figure on a Book (L'Ecclésiaste)
Figure on a Book (L'Ecclésiaste)
Description: The Triumph of the Republic (Le Triomphe de la République), front view
The Triumph of the Republic (Le Triomphe de la République), front view
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameDalou, Jules
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1899
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions1200 cm
LocationPlace de la Nation, Paris
The Triumph of the Republic (Le Triomphe...
The Triumph of the Republic (Le Triomphe de la République), front view
Description: The Triumph of the Republic, (Le Triomphe de la République), side view
The Triumph of the Republic, (Le Triomphe de la République), side view
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameDalou, Jules
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1899
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions1200 cm
LocationPlace de la Nation, Paris
The Triumph of the Republic, (Le...
The Triumph of the Republic, (Le Triomphe de la République), side view
Description: The Sirens (Les Sirènes)
The Sirens (Les Sirènes)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameRodin, Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1885–1889
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions43 × 45.5 × 32.5 cm
LocationMusée Rodin, Paris
https://collections.musee-rodin.fr/en/museum/rodin/les-trois-sirenes/S.01069
Accession numberS.01069
The Sirens (Les Sirènes)
The Sirens (Les Sirènes)
Description: Monument to the Children of the Cher killed for their Country (Monument des enfants...
Monument to the Children of the Cher killed for their Country (Monument des enfants du Cher morts pour la patrie)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameBaffier, Jean Eugène
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1896–1907
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze on stone plinth
LocationSéraucourt place, Bourges, France
Monument to the Children of the Cher...
Monument to the Children of the Cher killed for their Country (Monument des enfants du Cher morts pour la patrie)
Description: Monument of French Remembrance (Monument du souvenir français)
Monument of French Remembrance (Monument du souvenir français)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameLormier, Édouard
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1898
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze in stone setting
LocationBoulevard du Prince Albert, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Monument of French Remembrance (Monument...
Monument of French Remembrance (Monument du souvenir français)
Description: Died on the Field of Battle (Morts en combattant)
Died on the Field of Battle (Morts en combattant)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 23
Creator nameBartholdi, Frédéric Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1898
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStone and bronze
LocationMunicipal cemetery, Colmar, France
Died on the Field of Battle (Morts en...
Died on the Field of Battle (Morts en combattant)
Description: Kate Simpson and Auguste Rodin in his studio
Kate Simpson and Auguste Rodin in his studio
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator nameGrant, Ouida
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1903
Object typePhotograph
LocationMusée Rodin, Paris
Kate Simpson and Auguste Rodin in his...
Kate Simpson and Auguste Rodin in his studio
Description: The Walking Man (L’Homme qui marche)
The Walking Man (L’Homme qui marche)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator nameRodin, Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1903
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsCopper alloy
Dimensions85.1 cm height
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.1004.html
Accession number1942.5.11
The Walking Man (L’Homme qui...
The Walking Man (L’Homme qui marche)
Description: The Kiss (Le Baiser)
The Kiss (Le Baiser)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator nameRodin, Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1898
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsCopper alloy
Dimensions24.7 cm height
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.1008.html
Accession number1942.5.15
The Kiss (Le Baiser)
The Kiss (Le Baiser)
Description: A Burgher of Calais (Jean d’Aire)
A Burgher of Calais (Jean d’Aire)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator nameRodin, Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1884–1889
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsCopper alloy
Dimensions47 cm height
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.1006.html
Accession number1942.5.13
A Burgher of Calais (Jean d’Aire)
A Burgher of Calais (Jean d’Aire)
Description: Eugène Rudier beside an enlarged version of The Thinker (Le Penseur)
Eugène Rudier beside an enlarged version of The Thinker (Le Penseur)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation datec. 1902
Object typePhotograph
LocationFrom Malvina Hoffman, "Heads and Tails," Garden City, NY, 1943
Eugène Rudier beside an enlarged...
Eugène Rudier beside an enlarged version of The Thinker (Le Penseur)
Description: The Thinker (Le Penseur), detail of interior
The Thinker (Le Penseur), detail of interior
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator nameRodin, Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1903
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsCopper alloy
LocationObject Conservation Department, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.1005.html
Accession number1942.5.12
The Thinker (Le Penseur), detail of...
The Thinker (Le Penseur), detail of interior
Description: Jean Limet and his son, Jean Limet, in their Paris studio
Jean Limet and his son, Jean Limet, in their Paris studio
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1938
Object typePhotograph
Jean Limet and his son, Jean Limet, in...
Jean Limet and his son, Jean Limet, in their Paris studio
Description: Letter from Jean Limet to Auguste Rodin
Letter from Jean Limet to Auguste Rodin
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator nameLimet, Jean
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1903
Object typeLetter
LocationMusée Rodin, Paris
Letter from Jean Limet to Auguste Rodin
Letter from Jean Limet to Auguste Rodin
Description: The Age of Bronze (L'Age d'Airain)
The Age of Bronze (L'Age d'Airain)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator nameRodin, Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1903–1904
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsCopper alloy
Dimensions104.1 cm height
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.1003.html
Accession number1942.5.10
The Age of Bronze (L'Age d'Airain)
The Age of Bronze (L'Age d'Airain)
Description: The Age of Bronze (L'Age d'Airain), underside
The Age of Bronze (L'Age d'Airain), underside
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator nameRodin, Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1875–1876
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsCopper alloy
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.1003.html
Accession number1942.5.10
The Age of Bronze (L'Age d'Airain),...
The Age of Bronze (L'Age d'Airain), underside
Description: The Thinker (Le Penseur)
The Thinker (Le Penseur)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator nameRodin, Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1903
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsCopper alloy
Dimensions71.5 cm height
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.1005.html
Accession number1942.5.12
The Thinker (Le Penseur)
The Thinker (Le Penseur)
Description: The Thinker (Le Penseur), X-radiograph
The Thinker (Le Penseur), X-radiograph
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator roleOther
Object typeOther
LocationObject Conservation Department, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
The Thinker (Le Penseur), X-radiograph
The Thinker (Le Penseur), X-radiograph
Description: La France, detail
La France, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator nameRodin, Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1904
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsCopper alloy
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.1002.html
Accession number1942.5.9
La France, detail
La France, detail
Description: The Age of Bronze (L'Age d'Airain), detail
The Age of Bronze (L'Age d'Airain), detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator nameRodin, Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsCopper alloy
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.1003.html
Accession number1942.5.10
The Age of Bronze (L'Age d'Airain),...
The Age of Bronze (L'Age d'Airain), detail
Description: Receipt from Poulenc Frères
Receipt from Poulenc Frères
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator roleOther
Object typeOther
LocationMusée Rodin, Paris
Receipt from Poulenc Frères
Receipt from Poulenc Frères
Description: La France, detail
La France, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator nameRodin, Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1904
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsCopper alloy
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.1002.html
Accession number1942.5.9
La France, detail
La France, detail
Description: The Thinker (Le Penseur), detail
The Thinker (Le Penseur), detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator nameRodin, Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1903
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsCopper alloy
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.1005.html
Accession number1942.5.12
The Thinker (Le Penseur), detail
The Thinker (Le Penseur), detail
Description: Cora the Seamstress
Cora the Seamstress
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1872
Object typeIllustration
LocationBibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
Cora the Seamstress
Cora the Seamstress
Description: The sultana. Loves the good white man, who does not love her [because he sees her as...
The sultana. Loves the good white man, who does not love her [because he sees her as a] black maid [sic])
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1863
Object typeIllustration
LocationBibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
The sultana. Loves the good white man,...
The sultana. Loves the good white man, who does not love her [because he sees her as a] black maid [sic])
Description: Caricature of Alexandre Dumas père as a nanny
Caricature of Alexandre Dumas père as a nanny
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Object typePrint
MaterialsLithograph
Dimensions14 3/8 × 9 7/8 in. (36.5 × 25 cm)
LocationBibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
Caricature of Alexandre Dumas...
Caricature of Alexandre Dumas père as a nanny
Description: The Lady with Camellias
The Lady with Camellias
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator nameBaril, Gédéon
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1868
Object typePrint
MaterialsLithograph
Dimensions18 5/8 × 11 5/8 in. (47.2 × 29.4 cm)
LocationBibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
The Lady with Camellias
The Lady with Camellias
Description: The Black woman [Why born a slave?]
The Black woman [Why born a slave?]
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator nameCarpeaux, Jean-Baptiste
Creator name (description)Workshop of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1872
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsCast terracotta
DimensionsH: 24 in. (61 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/208864
Accession number1997.491
The Black woman [Why born a slave?]
The Black woman [Why born a slave?]
Description: African Venus
African Venus
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 29
Creator nameCordier, Charles-Henri-Joseph
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1851
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze with silver and gold patination, marble
Dimensions20 1/8 × 8 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. (51.1 × 21.6 × 16.5 cm)
LocationRhode Island School of Design, Providence
https://risdmuseum.org/art-design/collection/african-venus-1995013
Accession number1995.013
African Venus
African Venus
Description: Little Dancer Aged Fourteen
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1878–1881
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPigmented beeswax, clay, metal armature, rope, paintbrushes, human hair, silk and linen ribbon, cotton faille bodice, cotton and silk tutu, linen slippers, on wooden base
Dimensions98.9 × 34.7 × 35.2 cm, without base
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.110292.html
Accession number1999.80.28
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen
Description: Woman Seated, Wiping Her Left Side
Woman Seated, Wiping Her Left Side
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1890–1911
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPigmented beeswax, plastiline, metal armature, wood, cork, on wooden base
Dimensions35.2 × 24.1 × 30.9 cm
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.66455.html
Accession number1985.64.57
Woman Seated, Wiping Her Left Side
Woman Seated, Wiping Her Left Side
Description: Little Dancer Aged Fourteen
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1878–1881
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPigmented beeswax, clay, metal armature, rope, paintbrushes, human hair, silk and linen ribbon, cotton faille bodice, cotton and silk tutu, linen slippers, on wooden base
Dimensions98.9 × 34.7 × 35.2 cm, without base
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.110292.html
Accession number1999.80.28
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen
Description: Horse at a Trough
Horse at a Trough
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1866–1868
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPigmented beeswax
Dimensions7 3/4 × 4 1/8 × 9 1/2 in. (19.69 × 10.48 × 24.13 cm)
LocationVirginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond
Accession number93.56
Horse at a Trough
Horse at a Trough
Description: Fourth Position Front, on the Left Leg
Fourth Position Front, on the Left Leg
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameGauthier
Creator name (description)Photo by Gauthier of sculpture by Degas
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1917–1918
Object typeSculpture
LocationMusée d'Orsay, Paris
https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/oeuvres/danseuse-position-de-quatrieme-devant-sur-la-jambe-gauche-troisieme-etude-sculpture-dedgar-degas-55877
Accession numberPHO 1992 9 27
Fourth Position Front, on the Left Leg
Fourth Position Front, on the Left Leg
Description: Dancer Fastening the String of Her Tights
Dancer Fastening the String of Her Tights
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameGauthier
Creator name (description)Photo by Gauthier of sculpture by Degas
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1917–1918
Object typeSculpture
LocationMusée d'Orsay, Paris
https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/oeuvres/danseuse-attachant-le-cordon-de-son-maillot-sculpture-dedgar-degas-55858
Accession numberPHO 1992 9 8
Dancer Fastening the String of Her...
Dancer Fastening the String of Her Tights
Description: Dancer Fastening the String of Her Tights
Dancer Fastening the String of Her Tights
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1885–1890
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPigmented beeswax, plastiline, metal armature, cork, on wooden base
Dimensions43.2 × 20.6 × 20.1 cm, without base
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.110296.html
Accession number1999.80.4
Dancer Fastening the String of Her...
Dancer Fastening the String of Her Tights
Description: Dancer at Rest, Hands on Her Hips, Left Leg Forward, x-radiograph
Dancer at Rest, Hands on Her Hips, Left Leg Forward, x-radiograph
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator name (description)X-radiograph of sculpture by Edgar Degas
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
Dimensionsunknown
LocationObject Conservation Department, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.110293.html
Accession number1999.80.24
Dancer at Rest, Hands on Her Hips, Left...
Dancer at Rest, Hands on Her Hips, Left Leg Forward, x-radiograph
Description: Dancer in the Role of Harlequin, x-radiograph
Dancer in the Role of Harlequin, x-radiograph
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator name (description)X-radiograph of sculpture by Edgar Degas
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
LocationObject Conservation Department, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.110306.html
Accession number1999.80.25
Dancer in the Role of Harlequin,...
Dancer in the Role of Harlequin, x-radiograph
Description: Horse with Head Lowered, x-radiograph
Horse with Head Lowered, x-radiograph
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator name (description)X-radiograph of sculpture by Edgar Degas
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
LocationObject Conservation Department, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.94909.html
Accession number1999.80.16
Horse with Head Lowered, x-radiograph
Horse with Head Lowered, x-radiograph
Description: Dancer in the Role of Harlequin
Dancer in the Role of Harlequin
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameGauthier
Creator name (description)Photo by Gauthier of sculpture by Degas
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1917–1918
Object typeSculpture
LocationMusée d'Orsay, Paris
https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/oeuvres/danseuse-se-frottant-le-genou-sculpture-dedgar-degas-55898
Accession numberPHO 1992 9 48
Dancer in the Role of Harlequin
Dancer in the Role of Harlequin
Description: Woman Washing Her Left Leg
Woman Washing Her Left Leg
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1890–1899
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBeeswax, metal armature, ceramic, on wooden base
Dimensions20.5 × 16.4 × 25 cm, without base
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.110310.html
Accession number1999.80.21
Woman Washing Her Left Leg
Woman Washing Her Left Leg
Description: Woman Arranging Her Hair
Woman Arranging Her Hair
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1887–1899
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPigmented beeswax, clay, metal armature, cork, on wooden base
Dimensions46.4 × 25.5 × 16 cm, wtihout base
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.110307.html
Accession number1999.80.30
Woman Arranging Her Hair
Woman Arranging Her Hair
Description: Dancer Holding Her Right Foot in Her Right Hand, x-radiograph
Dancer Holding Her Right Foot in Her Right Hand, x-radiograph
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator name (description)X-radiograph of sculpture by Edgar Degas
Creator roleOther
Object typeOther
LocationObject Conservation Department, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.66454.html
Accession number1985.64.56
Dancer Holding Her Right Foot in Her...
Dancer Holding Her Right Foot in Her Right Hand, x-radiograph
Description: The Tub
The Tub
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1889
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPigmented beeswax, plastiline, plaster, lead, wood, cloth, cork, wire, on wooden base
Dimensions22.5 × 42.3 × 47.2 cm without base
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.66446.html
Accession number1985.64.48
The Tub
The Tub
Description: Woman Arranging Her Hair
Woman Arranging Her Hair
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator name (description)Photo by Gauthier
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1887–1899
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPigmented beeswax, clay, metal armature, cork, on wooden base
Dimensions46.4 × 25.5 × 16 cm
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/oeuvres/femme-se-coiffant-sculpture-dedgar-degas-55904
Accession numberPHO 1992 9 54
Woman Arranging Her Hair
Woman Arranging Her Hair
Description: Woman Arranging Her Hair
Woman Arranging Her Hair
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1887–1899
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPigmented beeswax, clay, metal armature, cork, on wooden base
Dimensions46.4 × 25.5 × 16 cm
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.110307.html
Accession number1999.80.30
Woman Arranging Her Hair
Woman Arranging Her Hair
Description: Albino Palazzolo (seated on right) and workers from the Hébrard Foundry
Albino Palazzolo (seated on right) and workers from the Hébrard Foundry
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation datec. 1936
Object typePhotograph
LocationRembrandt Bugatti-Répertoire monographique 2016
Albino Palazzolo (seated on right) and...
Albino Palazzolo (seated on right) and workers from the Hébrard Foundry
Description: Albino Palazzolo (right) and Jean Adhémar (left) with Edgar Degas's, Dancer,...
Albino Palazzolo (right) and Jean Adhémar (left) with Edgar Degas's, Dancer, Fourth Position Front, on the Left Leg
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1955
Object typePhotograph
LocationDepartment of Curatorial Records and Files, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Albino Palazzolo (right) and Jean...
Albino Palazzolo (right) and Jean Adhémar (left) with Edgar Degas's, Dancer, Fourth Position Front, on the Left Leg
Description: Marie Taglioni in "La Sylphide
Marie Taglioni in "La Sylphide
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameBarre, Jean-Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1837
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions44.77 × 20.32 × 21.59 cm
LocationCarnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
https://collection.cmoa.org/objects/5559f704-a549-45c0-a9cf-2ab50f96188c
Accession number92.114
Marie Taglioni in "La Sylphide
Marie Taglioni in "La Sylphide
Description: Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, detail
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1878–1881
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPigmented beeswax, clay, metal armature, rope, paintbrushes, human hair, silk and linen ribbon, cotton faille bodice, cotton and silk tutu, linen slippers, on wooden base
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.110292.html
Accession number1999.80.28
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, detail
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, detail
Description: Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, detail, x-radiograph
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, detail, x-radiograph
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator name (description)Sculpture by Edgar Degas
Creator roleOther
Object typeOther
LocationObject Conservation Department, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.110292.html
Accession number1999.80.28
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, detail,...
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, detail, x-radiograph
Description: Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, detail
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1878–1881
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPigmented beeswax, clay, metal armature, rope, paintbrushes, human hair, silk and linen ribbon, cotton faille bodice, cotton and silk tutu, linen slippers, on wooden base
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.110292.html
Accession number1999.80.28
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, detail
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, detail
Description: Little Dancer Aged Fourteen
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1878–1881
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPigmented beeswax, clay, metal armature, rope, paintbrushes, human hair, silk and linen ribbon, cotton faille bodice, cotton and silk tutu, linen slippers, on wooden base
Dimensions98.9 × 34.7 × 35.2 cm, without base
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.110292.html
Accession number1999.80.28
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen
Description: The Three Shades
The Three Shades
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 04
Creator nameRodin, Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1886
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPlaster
Dimensions97 × 92 × 40 cm
LocationMusée des beaux-arts de Quimper, Dépot du Fonds national d’art contemporain, Quimper, France
http://www.mbaq.fr/en/our-collections/the-museum-s-sculptures/auguste-rodin-the-three-shadows-412.html
Accession numberD. 14-4-1
The Three Shades
The Three Shades
Description: The Death of Alcestis
The Death of Alcestis
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 04
Creator nameRodin, Auguste; Unknown
Creator name (description)founder not known
Creator nationality/cultureFrench; Unknown
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1898
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions14 9/16 × 9 1/4 × 6 3/4 in. (36.99 × 23.5 × 17.15 cm)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/53547/death-of-alcestis
Accession number21.2521
The Death of Alcestis
The Death of Alcestis
Description: The Death of Alcestis
The Death of Alcestis
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 04
Creator nameRodin, Auguste; Pompon, François
Creator name (description)marble carved by François Pompon
Creator nationality/cultureFrench; French
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1898
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions85 × 35 × 77 cm
LocationSchloss Landsberg, Ratingen, Germany
The Death of Alcestis
The Death of Alcestis
Description: Fleeting Love (L'Amour qui passe)
Fleeting Love (L'Amour qui passe)
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 04
Creator nameRodin, Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1885
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPlaster
Dimensions39.3 × 37.1 × 25.1 cm
LocationMusée Rodin, Paris
https://collections.musee-rodin.fr/en/museum/rodin/amour-qui-passe/S.01194
Accession numberS.01194
Fleeting Love (L'Amour qui passe)
Fleeting Love (L'Amour qui passe)
Description: Woman and Child
Woman and Child
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 04
Creator nameRodin, Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1885
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions17 × 17 1/2 × 13 1/16 in. (43.2 × 44.4 × 33.1 cm)
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.1012.html
Accession number1942.5.19
Woman and Child
Woman and Child
Description: Galatea
Galatea
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 04
Creator nameRodin, Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1887–1888
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions60.8 × 40.6 × 39.5 cm
LocationMusée Rodin, Paris
https://collections.musee-rodin.fr/en/museum/rodin/galatee/S.01110
Accession numberS.01110
Galatea
Galatea
Description: Young Girl with a Sheaf
Young Girl with a Sheaf
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 04
Creator nameClaudel, Camille
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1887
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions35.6 × 18.5 × 20.7 cm
LocationMusée Rodin, Paris
https://collections.musee-rodin.fr/en/museum/rodin/la-jeune-fille-a-la-gerbe/S.06738
Accession numberS.06738
Young Girl with a Sheaf
Young Girl with a Sheaf
Description: The Benedictions
The Benedictions
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 04
Creator nameRodin, Auguste; Unknown
Creator name (description)marble carved by Jean Escoula
Creator nationality/cultureFrench; Unknown
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1894
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions91 × 82 × 54.5 cm
LocationCalouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon
The Benedictions
The Benedictions
Description: The Benedictions
The Benedictions
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 04
Creator nameRodin, Auguste; Unknown; Peter, Victor
Creator name (description)marble carved by Louis Mathet and Victor Peter
Creator nationality/cultureFrench; Unknown; French
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1894
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions91 × 60 × 76 cm
LocationMusée Rodin, Paris
https://collections.musee-rodin.fr/en/museum/rodin/les-benedictions-grand-modele/S.00428
Accession numberS.00428
The Benedictions
The Benedictions
Description: The Sirens
The Sirens
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 04
Creator nameRodin, Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1887
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions76 × 94 × 61 cm
LocationNy Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen
The Sirens
The Sirens
Description: The Sirens
The Sirens
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 04
Creator nameRodin, Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1887
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions52 × 33 × 51.5 cm
LocationThielska Galleriet, Stockholm
The Sirens
The Sirens
Description: Fugit Amor
Fugit Amor
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 04
Creator nameRodin, Auguste
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1885
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions60.5 × 105 × 42.5 cm
LocationMusée Rodin, Paris
https://collections.musee-rodin.fr/en/museum/rodin/fugit-amor/S.01396
Accession numberS.01396
Fugit Amor
Fugit Amor
Description: The Kiss
The Kiss
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 04
Creator nameRodin, Auguste; Greber, Henri Léon
Creator name (description)marble carved by Henri Léon Greber
Creator nationality/cultureFrench; French
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1929
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions6 ft. × 46 × 48 in. (182.9 × 116.8 × 121.9 cm)
LocationRodin Museum, Philadelphia
https://philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/103439.html
Accession numberF1929-7-62
The Kiss
The Kiss
Description: The Kiss Is Still the Kiss
The Kiss Is Still the Kiss
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 04
Creator rolePublisher
Creation date2017
Object typePeriodical
LocationPhiladelphia Inquirer, February 2, 2017, 1
The Kiss Is Still the Kiss
The Kiss Is Still the Kiss
Description: The Thinker
The Thinker
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 04
Creator nameRodin, Auguste; A.-A. Hébrard et Cie
Creator nationality/cultureFrench; French
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1882
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensionsc. 189 × 98 × 140 cm
LocationUniversity of Louisville, Allen R. Hite Art Institute, Kentucky
https://gallery.collectorsystems.com/HiteArtInstitute/2041/1944.02
Accession number1944.02
The Thinker
The Thinker
Description: Entry for Auguste Rodin, L'Idylle, no. 133
Entry for Auguste Rodin, L'Idylle, no. 133
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 04
Creator rolePublisher
Creation date1914
Object typePeriodical
LocationRobert B. Haas Family Arts Library, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
https://search.library.yale.edu/catalog/1660927
Accession numberX349 +R761 1914/5/19-20
Entry for Auguste Rodin, L'Idylle, no....
Entry for Auguste Rodin, L'Idylle, no. 133
Description: The Burghers of Calais
The Burghers of Calais
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 04
Creator nameRodin, Auguste; Unknown
Creator name (description)bronze cast by Leblanc-Barbedienne
Creator nationality/cultureFrench; Unknown
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1889
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions217 × 255 × 197 cm
LocationPlace de l’Hôtel-de-Ville, Calais, France
The Burghers of Calais
The Burghers of Calais
Description: Meditation or The Inner Voice
Meditation or The Inner Voice
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 04
Creator nameRodin, Auguste; Unknown
Creator name (description)bronze cast by Fonderie de Coubertin
Creator nationality/cultureFrench; Unknown
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1896
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions146 × 75.5 × 55 cm
LocationMusée Rodin, Paris
https://collections.musee-rodin.fr/en/museum/rodin/la-voix-interieure/S.00792
Accession numberS.00792
Meditation or The Inner Voice
Meditation or The Inner Voice
Description: Grande Arabesque, Third Time (First Arabesque Penchée)
Grande Arabesque, Third Time (First Arabesque Penchée)
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 04
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1885
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsGrennish-brown and black plastiline
Dimensions16 9/16 x 12 1/2 x 21 7/8 in. (42 x 31.8 x 55.5 cm)
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.110301.html
Accession number1999.80.10
Grande Arabesque, Third Time (First...
Grande Arabesque, Third Time (First Arabesque Penchée)
Description: Dancer Adjusting the Shoulder Strap of Her Bodice, computer models of three...
Dancer Adjusting the Shoulder Strap of Her Bodice, computer models of three sculptures
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameDirect Dimensions, Inc.
Creator name (description)Sculptures by Edgar Degas
Creator roleOther
Object typeOther
Dancer Adjusting the Shoulder Strap of...
Dancer Adjusting the Shoulder Strap of Her Bodice, computer models of three sculptures
Description: Dancer Adjusting the Shoulder Strap of Her Bodice, cross sections at the waist taken...
Dancer Adjusting the Shoulder Strap of Her Bodice, cross sections at the waist taken from the computer models of three sculptures
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameDirect Dimensions, Inc.
Creator name (description)Sculptures by Edgar Degas
Creator roleOther
Object typeOther
Dancer Adjusting the Shoulder Strap of...
Dancer Adjusting the Shoulder Strap of Her Bodice, cross sections at the waist taken from the computer models of three sculptures
Description: The Tub
The Tub
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1889
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPigmented beeswax, plastilene, plaster, lead, wood, cloth, wire, on wooden base
Dimensions22.5 × 42.3 × 47.2 cm, without base
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.66446.html
Accession number1985.64.48
The Tub
The Tub
Description: Little Dancer Aged Fourteen
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1878–1881
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPigmented beeswax, clay, metal armature, rope, paintbrushes, human hair, silk and linen ribbon, cotton faille bodice, cotton and silk tutu, linen slippers, on wooden base
Dimensions98.9 × 34.6 × 35.2 cm, without base
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.110292.html
Accession number1999.80.28
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen
Description: Monument à Meissonier
Monument à Meissonier
Posted by:Adam P
Jun 11
Creator nameMercié, Antonin
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1895
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions170 × 352 × 430 cm
LocationPoissy, France
Monument à Meissonier
Monument à Meissonier
Description: Dancer Looking at the Sole of Her Right Foot
Dancer Looking at the Sole of Her Right Foot
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1890–1899
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPigmented beeswax, metal armature, cork, on wooden base
Dimensions45.7 × 26 × 18.2 cm
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.110304.html
Accession number1999.80.5
Dancer Looking at the Sole of Her Right...
Dancer Looking at the Sole of Her Right Foot
Description: A Day When You Do Not Pay—Twenty-Five-Degree Heat (Un jour ou l'on ne paye...
A Day When You Do Not Pay—Twenty-Five-Degree Heat (Un jour ou l'on ne paye pas. Vingt-cinq degres de chaleur)
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 13
Creator nameDaumier, Honoré
Creator name (description)Printer: Charles Trinocq, Paris; Publisher: Maison Martinet-Hautecoeur, Frères, Paris
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1852
Object typePrint
MaterialsLithograph; second state of two (Delteil)
Dimensions9 5/8 × 8 1/2 in. (24.5 × 21.6 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/355825
Accession number1980.1114.2
A Day When You Do Not...
A Day When You Do Not Pay–Twenty-Five-Degree Heat (Un jour ou l'on ne paye pas. Vingt-cinq degres de chaleur)
Description: Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, detail
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1878–1881
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPigmented beeswax, clay, metal armature, rope, paintbrushes, human hair, silk and linen ribbon, cotton faille bodice, cotton and silk tutu, linen slippers, on wooden base
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.110292.html
Accession number1999.80.28
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, detail
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, detail
Description: Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, detail
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator nameDegas, Edgar
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1880; cast c. 1920
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsCopper alloy, gauze, and satin
LocationSaint Louis Art Museum
https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/1931/
Accession number135:1956
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, detail
Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, detail
Description: La Queue du chat, ou la charbonnière des Batignolles
La Queue du chat, ou la charbonnière des Batignolles
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 06
Creator nameBertall
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1865
Object typePrint
MaterialsWood engraving
La Queue du chat, ou la...
La Queue du chat, ou la charbonnière des Batignolles
Description: Caricature parodying Bazille's Bathers
Caricature parodying Bazille's Bathers
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 30
Creator nameCham
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1870
Object typePrint
LocationFrom Cham au Salon de 1870 (Paris), p. 211
Caricature parodying Bazille's Bathers
Caricature parodying Bazille's Bathers
Description: Psyché sous l'empire du mystère, as installed in the sculpture hall
Psyché sous l'empire du mystère, as installed in the sculpture hall
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 08
Creator nameHébert, Héléne
Creator name (description)Photography by Roger Viollet
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1889
Object typeSculpture
Psyché sous l'empire du...
Psyché sous l'empire du mystère, as installed in the sculpture hall
Description: Full-page spread from L'Art français
Full-page spread from L'Art français
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 08
Creator rolePublisher
Creation date1890
Object typePeriodical
Full-page spread from L'Art...
Full-page spread from L'Art français
Description: Le bûcheron de la Londe
Le bûcheron de la Londe
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 30
Creator nameRicher, Paul
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1899–1904
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsStoneware
LocationCité de la céramique – Sèvres & Limoges, Sèvres, France
Le bûcheron de la Londe
Le bûcheron de la Londe
Description: Grand Paysan
Grand Paysan
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 30
Creator nameDalou, Jules
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1899–1900
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPatinated plaster
Grand Paysan
Grand Paysan
Description: La Fraternité
La Fraternité
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 30
Creator nameDalou, Jules
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1883
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPlaster
LocationSalle de Mariage, 10th district town hall of Paris
La Fraternité
La Fraternité
Description: Lutte: la garde
Lutte: la garde
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 30
Creator nameRicher, Paul
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1899
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPatinated plaster
LocationÉcole nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, Paris
http://www.ensba.fr/ow2/catzarts/voir.xsp?id=00101-61402&qid=sdx_q24&n=1&sf=&e=
Accession numberMU 12064
Lutte: la garde
Lutte: la garde
Description: Le Mois comique
Le Mois comique
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 04
Creator nameCham
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1870
Object typeIllustration
LocationFrom Le Monde illustré, 1870, p. 301
Le Mois comique
Le Mois comique
Description: Leçon de musique. Ne pas confondre avec une leçon de dessin
Leçon de musique. Ne pas confondre avec une leçon de dessin
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 04
Creator nameCham
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1870
Object typeIllustration
LocationPublished in Le Charivari (May 15, 1870), p. 3
Leçon de musique. Ne pas...
Leçon de musique. Ne pas confondre avec une leçon de dessin
Description: Croquis par Cham - Exposition 1870
Croquis par Cham - Exposition 1870
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 04
Creator nameCham
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1870
Object typeIllustration
LocationFrom Le Charivari, April 10, 1870, p. 3
Croquis par Cham - Exposition 1870
Croquis par Cham - Exposition 1870

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