Lot no. 188
Auguste RODIN (1840-1917)
The Old Tree, model of 1885
Proof in patinated bronze, dedicated "Mon ami Deschamp" (Worn patina).
Contemporary cast, numbered 2/25 marked reproduction
height : 39,5 cm
Rodin offered the original plaster cast to his friend Deschamp, publisher of the newspaper "La plume".
We have traces of this sculpture in a letter now preserved in the archives of the Musée Rodin, in which Deschamp wrote to the sculptor: "... Your art has never been better synthesised than in this sublime piece and it is a proud joy for me to see my name traced on the plinth, above your signature".
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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