The Three Shades
Artist
Auguste Rodin
French, 1840–1917
DateModeled circa 1886, enlarged circa 1901, Musée Rodin cast 1981
MediumBronze
Dimensions75 1/2 x 75 1/2 x 42 in. (191.8 x 191.8 x 106.7 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation in honor of Lawrence Wheeler
Object number2009.1.5
On View
On viewPublished ReferencesDavid Steel, entry for The Three Shades, in North Carolina Museum of Art: Handbook of the Collections, rev. ed. (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 2010), 388, illus. (color) 389.
"Sharing the Genius of Rodin: The New Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Court and Garden," in North Carolina Museum of Art Preview (Spring 2010), mentioned 16, discussed 17-18, illus. (color) 19.
David Steel, Rodin: The Cantor Foundation Gift to the North Carolina Museum of Art (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 2010), cat. no. 4, illus. (color), also mentioned 3, 20.
Exhibition HistoryPhiladelphia, PA, Philadelphia Museum of Art, long-term loan, April 1994–June 1995 (?).
Rockefeller Center, NY, “Rodin at Rockefeller Center: Sculpture from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation,” June 17–August 31, 1998.
Washington, DC, The White House, First Ladies’ Garden, “Twentieth Century American Sculpture: Inspired by Rodin,” September 24, 1998–October 1, 1999.
Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Museum of Art, long-term loan, October 1999–April 2000 (?).
Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, “Rodin: Sculpture from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, April 6–August 13, 2000.
Philadelphia, PA, Philadelphia Museum of Art, long-term loan, 2002–2009.
New Brunswick, NJ, The Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, “Breaking the Mold: Sculpture in Paris from Daumier to Degas,” October 23, 2005–March 15, 2006.
Brunswick, ME, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, “Rodin: The Knowledge of a Thousand Gestures,” January 29–August 2, 2009.
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Auguste Rodin
Modeled 1881–1882, enlarged 1911–1917, Musée Rodin cast 1988
Auguste Rodin
Modeled circa 1885, cast at a later date (possibly 1918)
