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Auguste Rodin
Large Clenched Hand with Figurefirst modelled c. 1907, this cast 1972

Not on view
Bronze sculpture of a large crouching figure reaching upward alongside a small standing figure with arms raised, with dark brown and olive green patina
Bronze sculpture of a small nude figure reaching upward alongside a large, roughly modeled mass of indistinct form, with dark patinated surface and expressive, textured modeling.
Bronze sculpture of a large open hand with splayed fingers, two small nude figures nestled at its base and along its palm, dark patinated surface with rough textured modeling.

Auguste Rodin, Large Clenched Hand with Figure, first modelled c. 1907, this cast 1972, 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
Large Clenched Hand with Figure
Place Made
France
Date Made
first modelled c. 1907, this cast 1972
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
17 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 10 3/8 in. (44.5 x 29.2 x 26.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of B. Gerald Cantor Art Foundation
Accession Number
M.73.108.21
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.
  • Lehmbeck, Leah. True Nature: Rodin in Context. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2022.