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Auguste Rodin
Limbocirca 1888-1889

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Ceramic vase with sage green celadon glaze, flattened rectangular form, decorated with low-relief molded nude figures on the front face
Three ceramic seal or plaque fragments displayed against white background: a lavender glazed rectangular piece with low-relief figures reclining around a table with skulls; a cylindrical olive-green glazed form with entwined figures in shallow relief; and a black and white marbled fragment with a standing figure in relief.

Auguste Rodin, Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, Limbo, circa 1888-1889, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation in honor of its 25th Anniversary, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Auguste Rodin
France, Paris, 1840-1917
Manufacturer
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
France, Sèvres, established 1756
Title
Limbo
Date Made
circa 1888-1889
Medium
Glazed hard-paste porcelain; celadon glaze
Dimensions
6 1/2 × 5 × 1 1/2 in. (16.51 × 12.7 × 3.81 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation in honor of its 25th Anniversary
Accession Number
M.2004.17.3
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture

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