Auguste Rodin, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Honoré de Balzac
by Auguste Rodin, 1891
Artwork Details
Details
- Year
- 1891
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Size
- Art only: 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm) Block (art mounted to block: overall assembled height and block footprint ): 15 × 5 × 5 in. (38.1 × 12.7 × 12.7 cm) Weight on block, confirmed: 14.4 lb. (6.6 kg)
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Working in terracotta, Auguste Rodin sculpted this European sculpture, dating to 1891. Made from terracotta, it measures Art only: 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm).
It's part of the highlighted collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, in the European Sculpture and Decorative Arts department. The Met acquired this piece as part of its public domain collection, and high-resolution images are freely available.
