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Auguste Rodin
The Shadefirst modelled circa 1880, enlarged circa 1901, this cast 1969 (Musée Rodin 6/12)

On view:
LACMA Campus, Cantor Sculpture Garden
Large dark bronze sculpture of a nude, headless-seeming male figure, heavily muscled, leaning forward with fist clenched, standing on a rough rock base
Bronze sculpture of a nude male figure in a forward-leaning stride, head bowed, arms hanging loosely, mounted on a rough rocky base with dark patinated surface and textured modeling.
Auguste Rodin, The Shade
Bronze sculpture of a standing nude male figure with head bowed forward, arms hanging at sides with clenched hands, mounted on a rough rocky base, with dark patinated surface and expressive, roughly modeled musculature.
Bronze sculpture of a nude male figure leaning sharply forward with head bowed and arms hanging loose, weight shifted onto one leg, with dark patinated surface showing textured modeling, mounted on a rough rocky base.

Auguste Rodin, The Shade, first modelled circa 1880, enlarged circa 1901, this cast 1969 (Musée Rodin 6/12), 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 Shade
Place Made
France, Paris
Date Made
first modelled circa 1880, enlarged circa 1901, this cast 1969 (Musée Rodin 6/12)
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
75 1/2 x 38.31 x 30 1/2 in. (191.77 x 97.16 x 77.47 cm); Weight 760 lbs
Credit Line
Gift of B. Gerald Cantor Art Foundation
Accession Number
M.73.108.1
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.

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