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Auguste Rodin
The Kneeling Female Faunfirst modelled circa 1844-1886, this cast 1966 (Musée Rodin 11/12)

Not on view
Bronze sculpture of a kneeling nude figure with both arms raised to the head, dark olive-brown patina with green oxidation, on a rough rocky base
Bronze sculpture of a kneeling nude figure with both arms raised to the back of the head, torso twisted, set on a rough textured base; dark patina with greenish highlights.
Bronze sculpture of a nude female figure kneeling on a rough rocky base, torso twisted upward with both arms raised behind her head, dark patinated surface with smooth modeling.
Bronze sculpture of a nude female torso, arms raised to the head, set on a rough irregular base. Dark patina with highlights on the modeled surfaces, viewed from a three-quarter rear angle.

Auguste Rodin, The Kneeling Female Faun, first modelled circa 1844-1886, this cast 1966 (Musée Rodin 11/12), 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
The Kneeling Female Faun
Place Made
France
Date Made
first modelled circa 1844-1886, this cast 1966 (Musée Rodin 11/12)
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
21 1/4 x 8 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. (53.98 x 20.96 x 28.58 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of B. Gerald Cantor Art Foundation
Accession Number
M.73.108.9
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.
  • Lehmbeck, Leah. True Nature: Rodin in Context. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2022.