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Auguste Rodin
Balzac in a Frockcoatfirst modeled c. 1891-1892, this cast 1980

Not on view
Dark bronze sculpture of a standing man with arms crossed, wearing a long coat and cap, on a roughly textured base with organic forms at his feet
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Artist or Maker
Auguste Rodin
France, Paris, 1840-1917
Title
Balzac in a Frockcoat
Place Made
France
Date Made
first modeled c. 1891-1892, this cast 1980
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
23 1/2 x 8 x 10 1/4 in. (59.69 x 20.32 x 26.04 cm)
Credit Line
Gift B. Gerald Cantor Art Foundation
Accession Number
M.86.171
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.
  • Bondil, Nathalie, with Sophie Biass-Fabiani, eds. Metamorphoses: in Rodin's Studio. Montreal: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 2015.
  • Townsend, Jen and Renée Zettle-Sterling. Cast: Art and Objects Made Using Humanity's Most Transformational Process. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2017.
  • Lehmbeck, Leah. True Nature: Rodin in Context. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2022.