Final Study for the Monument to Balzac, Auguste Rodin, modeled 1897, cast 1972

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Final Study for the Monument to Balzac, modeled 1897, cast 1972, French, Bronze, Overall: 41 3/4 × 17 1/2 × 16 1/2 in. (106 × × cm), Sculpture-Bronze, Auguste Rodin (French, Paris 1840–1917 Meudon), This study differs little from the finished Monument to Balzac except that it is less than half the size. It was preceded by studies of the dressing gown alone, a simulation of one that Balzac preferred to wear when writing

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