The Thinker
Foundry mark back of base to left: ALEXIS RUDIER/Fondeur. PARIS
Auguste Rodin, French, 1840 - 1917. Cast by the foundry Alexis Rudier, Paris, 1874 - 1952.
Geography:
Made in France, Europe
Date:
Modeled 1880-1881; cast 1924Medium:
BronzeDimensions:
27 1/8 x 15 3/4 x 19 3/4 inches (68.9 x 40 x 50.2 cm)Curatorial Department:
Rodin Museum
F1929-7-15Credit Line:
Bequest of Jules E. Mastbaum, 1929
Made in France, Europe
Date:
Modeled 1880-1881; cast 1924Medium:
BronzeDimensions:
27 1/8 x 15 3/4 x 19 3/4 inches (68.9 x 40 x 50.2 cm)Curatorial Department:
Rodin Museum
* Rodin Museum, Main Gallery
Accession Number:F1929-7-15Credit Line:
Bequest of Jules E. Mastbaum, 1929
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crouching [x] dante [x] male [x] nude [x] sculpture [x] thinking [x]Rodin originally conceived this figure for The Gates of Hell. In 1889 he exhibited it as an independent sculpture, entitled The Thinker; The Poet, Fragment of a Door. The work was subsequently cast in bronze in three different sizes, including this one of the original, or medium, size.
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