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Auguste Rodin
Marsyas (Torso of 'The Falling Man')first modelled circa 1882-1889, this cast 1970 (Musée Rodin 2/12)

On view:
LACMA Campus, Cantor Sculpture Garden
Bronze sculpture of a headless, limbless male torso on a stone pedestal, with a twisted pose and teal-green patina pooling in deep muscle recesses
Artist or Maker
Auguste Rodin
France, Paris, 1840-1917
Title
Marsyas (Torso of 'The Falling Man')
Place Made
France
Date Made
first modelled circa 1882-1889, this cast 1970 (Musée Rodin 2/12)
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
40.31 x 29 x 18 in. (102.24 x 73.66 x 45.72 cm); Weight 254 lbs
Credit Line
Gift of B. Gerald Cantor Art Foundation
Accession Number
M.73.108.5
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.