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Bust of Rodin

Artist Camille Claudel French, 1864–1943

DateModeled 1888–1892, date of cast unknown

MediumBronze

Dimensions15 3/4 x 9 1/4 x 11 in. (40 x 23.5 x 27.9 cm)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineGift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation

Object number2009.1.29

On View

On view

ProvenanceModeled 1888–1892, date of cast unknown. Alexis and Eugene Rudier Collection; [Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, NY, November 29, 1979, no. 102]; B. Gerald Cantor Art Foundation; with Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, Los Angeles; given to NCMA, 2009.
Published References"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 17.

David Steel, Rodin: The Cantor Foundation Gift to the North Carolina Museum of Art (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 2010), cat. no. 30, illus. (color).

Emerson Bowyer, "L'Étrangère: Camille Claudel and the United States," in Bowyer and Anne-Lise Desmas, eds., Camille Claudel (exhibition catalogue) (Los Angeles: The J. Paul Getty Museum and Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 2023), 80, 83 note 29.Exhibition HistoryIthaca, NY, Cornell University, March 1980.

B. Gerald Cantor Sculpture Center, 1981–1984.

Memphis, TN, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, “The Passion of Rodin: Sculpture from the B. Gerald Cantor Collection,” February–April 1988; Peoria, IL, Lakeview Museum, April 30–July 3, 1988.

Clinton, NY, Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation Traveling Exhibition, September 24, 1988–November 6, 1988; Lincoln, NE, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, November 29, 1988–May 15, 1989; Phoenix, AZ, Phoenix Art Museum, June 16–December 3, 1989; New Orleans, LA, New Orleans Museum of Art, February 10–June 24, 1990; Lafayette, LA, University Art Museum, University of Southwestern Louisiana, July 15–September 30, 1990; Miami, FL, Center for the Fine Arts, October 15, 1990–January 6, 1991; Williamsburg, VA, Muscarelle Museum of Art, College of William and Mary, February 28–April 28, 1991; Cedar Rapids, IA, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, June 1 –October 30, 1991.

Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati Art Museum, “Rodin Bronzes: Sculpture from the B. Gerald Cantor Collection,” November 19, 1993–January 9, 1994.

Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation Traveling Exhibition, November 19, 1993 –January 9, 1994 [venue unknown].

Salt Lake City, UT, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, “Rodin: A Magnificent Obsession, Sculpture from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation,” May 20–September 2, 2001; Perth, Australia, Art Gallery of Western Australia, October 4, 2001–December 5, 2001; Canberra, Australia, National Gallery of Australia, December 14, 2001–February 24, 2002; Langwarrin (Melbourne) Australia, McClelland Gallery, March 10–May 19, 2002; Singapore, Singapore Art Museum, June 5–August 25, 2002; Sarasota, FL, Ringling Museum of Art, October 11, 2002–January 5, 2003; Akron, OH, Akron Art Museum, January 25–May 18, 2003; Sioux City, IA, Sioux City Art Center, June 7–August 31, 2003; Lafayette, LA, University Art Museum, September 20, 2003–January 4, 2004; Tulsa, OK, Philbrook Museum of Art, January 25–March 28, 2004; Buffalo, NY, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, April 17–July 3, 2004; Utica, NY, Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, July 24–October 3, 2004; Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Glenbow Museum, October 30, 2004–January 30, 2005; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, February 26–May 22, 2005; Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, June 18–September 18, 2005; Albany, NY, Albany Institute of History and Art, October 15, 2005–January 1, 2006; Hartford, CT, Wadsworth Atheneum, January 28–April 30, 2006; Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, Beaverbrook Art Gallery, May 27–September 4, 2006; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Winnipeg Art Gallery, September 28, 2006–January 14, 2007; Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, April 6–July 29, 2007; Storrs, CT, William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut, September 7–December 16, 2007; Mobile, AL, Mobile Museum of Art, January 25–March 23, 2008; Fargo, ND, Plains Art Museum, April 17–July 13, 2008; Nashville, TN, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, September 12, 2008–January 4, 2009; Baton Rouge, LA, Louisiana State University Museum of Art, January 24–April 19, 2009; Sioux Falls, SD, Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science, May 9–August 9, 2009.

Columbus, OH, Columbus Museum of Art, “Rodin: Muses, Sirens, and Lovers, Selections from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Collections,” July 12–December 8, 2019; Malibu, CA, Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, January 18–March 29, 2020 [actually closed March 13, 2020, due to coronavirus pandemic].

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