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Auguste Rodin
Iris, Messenger of the Godsfirst modeled 1890-1900, this cast 1966

Not on view
Dark-patinated bronze sculpture of a headless, armless male torso in a dynamic leaning pose, one leg raised, mounted on a black rectangular plinth
Bronze sculpture of a nude male figure in a deeply twisted, crouching pose, torso bent sharply forward with arms drawn toward the chest and head bowed, mounted on a dark rectangular stone base. Dark patinated surface with modeled musculature.
Bronze sculpture of a torso and partial legs of a male figure in a dynamic, lunging pose, with arms and head absent; deeply modeled surface with dark patina, mounted on a rectangular black base.

Auguste Rodin, Iris, Messenger of the Gods, first modeled 1890-1900, this cast 1966, 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
Iris, Messenger of the Gods
Place Made
France
Date Made
first modeled 1890-1900, this cast 1966
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
31 x 35 x 14 in. (78.7 x 88.9 x 35.6 cm) without base; 37 1/2 x 34 5/16 x 15 13/16 in. (95.25 x 87 x 40.01 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of B. Gerald Cantor Art Foundation
Accession Number
M.73.108.11
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.
  • Fort, Ilene Susan; M. Lenihan; M. Park; S. Rather and Roberta K. Tarbell. The Figure in American Scuplture: A Question of Modernity. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1995.
  • 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.
  • Lehmbeck, Leah. True Nature: Rodin in Context. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2022.