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RODIN, Auguste

Paris 1840 - Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine 1917

Maker: Rudier, Georges

Grand torse de l'Homme qui tombe, dit Torse d'homme Louis XIV

Large Torso of the Falling Man, known as Torso Louis XIV [Museum's Title: Large Torso of a Man]

modeled 1882, enlarged 1904, cast 1980

bronze, no.12

torso

on the left side of his left thigh: A. Rodin / N° 12
on the back of his left thigh: © by musee Rodin 1980
on the back: Georges Rudier / Fondeur . Paris

Photo credit: ph Laure de Margerie 4 mars 2011

© Artist : public domain

© Artist : public domain

Provenance

  • 1985, installed in front of the Trammel Crow Center, in the Dallas Arts District
  • 2011, March, removed and reinstalled at Old Parkland campus, Crow Holdings headquarters, Dallas, in order to leave room for the future Crow Asian Sculpture Garden

Bibliography

  • 2007 Le Normand-Romain (français)
    Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, avec la collaboration d'Hélène Marraud et Diane Tytgat, introductions par Dr. Ruth Butler et Mr. Régis Cusinberche, Rodin et le bronze. Catalogue des œuvres conservées au musée Rodin, 2 volumes, Paris, Musée Rodin / Editions de la Réunion des musées nationaux, 2007, vol. 2, pp.428-430, Grand torse de l'homme qui tombe, dit Torse d'homme Louis XIV, 1882, cet exemplaire non mentionné dans ce catalogue
  • 2007 Le Normand-Romain (English)
    Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, with the collaboration of Hélène Marraud and Diane Tytgat, introductions by Dr. Ruth Butler and Mr. Régis Cusinberche, The Bronzes of Rodin. Catalogue of works in the Musée Rodin, 2 volumes, English version, Paris, Musée Rodin / Editions de la Réunion des musées nationaux, 2007, vol. 2, pp.428-430, Large Torso of the Falling Man, known as Torso Louis XIV, 1882, this bronze not mentioned in this catalogue
  • 2017 Blanchetière
    François Blanchetière, L’Enfer selon Rodin, éditions du musée Rodin, édition Norma, Paris, 2017, cat. 148