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Auguste Rodin
The Prodigal Sonfirst modelled circa 1884/1894-1899, this cast 1967 (Musée Rodin 8/12)

On view:
LACMA Campus, Cantor Sculpture Garden
Bronze sculpture of a nude male figure standing on a rough rock, both arms raised overhead, viewed from behind, with dark olive-green patina
Bronze sculpture of a nude male figure kneeling on a rough-textured rock base, torso arched back and both arms raised overhead, with dark green-brown patina.
Bronze sculpture of a nude male figure viewed from behind, both arms raised outward, standing atop a rough-hewn rock base on a flat metal plinth, with dark patinated surface.
Bronze sculpture of a nude male figure lunging forward from a rough rocky base, both arms thrust upward and outward, body sharply diagonal, with dark green-brown patina and textured surface modeling.
Artist or Maker
Auguste Rodin
France, Paris, 1840-1917
Title
The Prodigal Son
Place Made
France
Date Made
first modelled circa 1884/1894-1899, this cast 1967 (Musée Rodin 8/12)
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
55 x 28 x 42 1/2 in. (139.7 x 71.12 x 107.95 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of B. Gerald Cantor Art Foundation
Accession Number
M.73.108.7
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.
  • Levkoff, Mary L. Rodin in His Time: The Cantor Gifts to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1994.