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Auguste Rodin
Female CentaurModelled circa 1887-1889, cast before 1917 (?) (Alexis Rudier, founder)

Not on view
Dark bronze sculpture of a rearing horse with neck arched sharply backward, mounted on a rough rocky base, signed 'A. Rodin'
Bronze sculpture of a rearing horse with neck arched sharply upward, front hooves raised, mounted on a rough rocky base; dark patinated surface with expressive, fluid modeling.
Artist or Maker
Auguste Rodin
France, Paris, 1840-1917
Title
Female Centaur
Place Made
France
Date Made
Modelled circa 1887-1889, cast before 1917 (?) (Alexis Rudier, founder)
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
18 1/4 × 18 × 7 in. (46.36 × 45.72 × 17.78 cm)
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. George Gard De Sylva Collection
Accession Number
M.46.8.15
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • Schaefer, Scott, and Peter Fusco. European Painting and Sculpture in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: an Illustrated Summary Catalogue. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.
  • Valentiner, William Reinhold. The Mr. and Mrs. George Gard De Sylva Collection of French Impressionist and Modern Paintings and Sculpture. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1950.