"It would be no exaggeration to say this bronze is a page out of Rodin’s own biography. At the time he conceived it, the sculptor had fallen head over heels in love with the young sculptor Camille Claudel. She drove him wild and this bronze is a particular testament to that," Berardi said.
The sale also features other notable bronzes including another Rodin, Homme assis, etude B (est. $10,000-$15,000), in which Rodin gave full rein to the sensual manipulation of clay ultimately cast into bronze. In bold contrast to Rodin’s work is Gerhard Marcks’ Amazon (est. $10,000-$15,000), which emerged out of the modernist idiom of the Bauhaus with its smooth planes and minimalist surface treatment. Marcks’ figure presents the ancient women warrior as a figure whose weapons in the 20th century may be more cerebral than physical, by accentuating her stare over her physicality. In addition, Aristide Maillol’s Petit torso, from 1910 (est. $30,000-$50,000), is a sculpture that derives its motif from the antique but conceives its form as simplified geometries, which gives it a modern appearance.
The sale also features other notable bronzes including another Rodin, Homme assis, etude B (est. $10,000-$15,000), in which Rodin gave full rein to the sensual manipulation of clay ultimately cast into bronze. In bold contrast to Rodin’s work is Gerhard Marcks’ Amazon (est. $10,000-$15,000), which emerged out of the modernist idiom of the Bauhaus with its smooth planes and minimalist surface treatment. Marcks’ figure presents the ancient women warrior as a figure whose weapons in the 20th century may be more cerebral than physical, by accentuating her stare over her physicality. In addition, Aristide Maillol’s Petit torso, from 1910 (est. $30,000-$50,000), is a sculpture that derives its motif from the antique but conceives its form as simplified geometries, which gives it a modern appearance.
