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Auguste Rodin
Suzoncirca 1872

Not on view
Gilded bronze bust of a young woman with loose curling hair and a ribbon, gazing upward, mounted on a stepped circular pedestal
Gilt bronze bust of a young person in three-quarter profile facing right, with loosely modeled curly hair adorned with a ribbon, mounted on a cylindrical tiered base; warm golden patina throughout.
Gilded bronze bust of a woman in profile, with flowing curly hair, a headband, and a pendant necklace, mounted on a stepped circular base; finely detailed surface modeling throughout.
Gilt bronze bust viewed from the back and side, depicting a figure with elaborate curling hair and a decorative bonnet, mounted on a stepped circular pedestal with finely detailed surface modeling.

Auguste Rodin, Suzon, circa 1872, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Leona Cantor Palmer, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Auguste Rodin
France, Paris, 1840-1917
Title
Suzon
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1872
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
15 13/16 x 8 x 7 in. (40.01 x 20.32 x 17.78 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Leona Cantor Palmer
Accession Number
M.72.70
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.
  • The Impressionists and The Salon (1874-1886) Honoring the Centennial of the First Impressionist Exhibition: California Collections. Riverside: The Regents of the University of California, 1974.
  • Butler, Ruth; Hargrove, June E.; Holderbaum, James; Hunisak, John M. and Anne M. Wagner. The Romantics to Rodin. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1980.
  • Lehmbeck, Leah. True Nature: Rodin in Context. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2022.