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Collections

Auguste Rodin
The Tombprobably 1880-1881

Not on view
Mauve-glazed ceramic plaque fragment with white low-relief figures of three nudes around a stepped altar, with skull forms at the base, right edge broken away
Three small molded glass or paste plaques with low-relief figural scenes: a lavender rectangular fragment with reclining and seated figures flanking a decorated table; a pale yellow-green ovoid piece with an entwined standing figure; and a black-and-white marbled fragment with a dynamic standing figure.
Copper engraving plate, roughly rectangular with a notched lower-left corner, pale silver-gray surface covered in faint incised lines, sketched figures, and cursive Latin-script inscriptions, with extensive scratches and wear.

Auguste Rodin, The Tomb, probably 1880-1881, 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
Title
The Tomb
Date Made
probably 1880-1881
Medium
Glazed hard-paste porcelain; chameleon (pink/gray) and black, white and tan glazes
Dimensions
4 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 1/4 in. (11.43 × 16.51 × 0.64 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation in honor of its 25th Anniversary
Accession Number
M.2004.17.1
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture

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