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Auguste Rodin
Danaïdfirst modelled 1885-1889, this cast 1967 (Musée Rodin 4/12)

On view:
Resnick Pavilion, floor 1
Bronze sculpture of a nude figure curled face-down on a rough, jagged rock base, with a dark reddish-brown patina and polished surfaces on the figure
Bronze sculpture of a nude figure lying prone on a roughly textured rocky base, head bowed and arms folded beneath, with dark patinated surface and expressive, uneven modeling.
Bronze sculpture of a reclining nude figure draped over a rough, rocky base, with a dark patinated surface contrasting smooth modeled flesh against heavily textured stone.

Auguste Rodin, Danaïd, first modelled 1885-1889, this cast 1967 (Musée Rodin 4/12) (alternate view), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of B. Gerald Cantor Art Foundation, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Auguste Rodin
France, Paris, 1840-1917
Title
Danaïd
Place Made
France
Date Made
first modelled 1885-1889, this cast 1967 (Musée Rodin 4/12)
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
12 13/16 x 28 5/16 x 22 1/2 in. (32.39 x 71.76 x 57.15 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of B. Gerald Cantor Art Foundation
Accession Number
M.73.108.15
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Bondil, Nathalie, with Sophie Biass-Fabiani, eds. Metamorphoses: in Rodin's Studio. Montreal: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 2015.
  • Lehmbeck, Leah. True Nature: Rodin in Context. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2022.