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Auguste Rodin
Portrait of Gustave Geffroy (1855-1926)1905, date of cast unknown

Not on view
Bronze bust of a bearded man on a cream marble pedestal, with rough, expressive surface modeling and dark green patina
Bronze bust of a bearded man in profile, mounted on a cylindrical marble base. Dark patinated surface with deeply modeled, textured hair and beard rendered in expressive, roughly worked bronze.
Bronze portrait bust of a bearded man in profile, turned slightly right, with deeply textured, roughly modeled surface and dark green patina, mounted on a cylindrical white marble base.
Bronze portrait head of a bearded man mounted on a cylindrical marble base, with a dark patina and expressive, roughly textured surface suggesting vigorous modeling.
Artist or Maker
Auguste Rodin
France, Paris, 1840-1917
Title
Portrait of Gustave Geffroy (1855-1926)
Place Made
France
Date Made
1905, date of cast unknown
Medium
Bronze on onyx base
Dimensions
11 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (29.85 x 16.5 x 18.42 cm) without base
Credit Line
Gift of Kurt and Werner Scharff
Accession Number
M.67.91
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.