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- Auguste Rodin
- Étude pour Polyphème 43.5 cm (17 1/8 in). high
Auguste Rodin
Étude pour Polyphème 43.5 cm (17 1/8 in). high
Estimate: 18.000 - 25.000 GBP
Price realised: 19.125 GBP
Price realised: 19.125 GBP
Description
PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR, UK
AUGUSTE RODIN (1840-1917)
Étude pour Polyphème
signed and numbered 'A. Rodin no. 6/8' (on the right of the pedestal), inscribed '© By Musee Rodin 1987' and inscribed with the foundry mark 'E. Godard Fondr' (on the rim of the pedestal)
bronze with black patina
43.5 cm (17 1/8 in). high
Conceived circa 1906, this bronze version cast by the Émile Godard Foundry for the Musée Rodin in 1987 in an edition of 12 numbered 0/8-8/8 and II/IV-IV/IV.
Musée Rodin, Paris. | Coskun Fine Art, London (acquired from the above in February 2000). | Private collection, London. | Anon. sale, Christie's, South Kensington, 24 June 2016, lot 155. | Private collection, UK (acquired at the above sale).
AUGUSTE RODIN (1840-1917)
Étude pour Polyphème
signed and numbered 'A. Rodin no. 6/8' (on the right of the pedestal), inscribed '© By Musee Rodin 1987' and inscribed with the foundry mark 'E. Godard Fondr' (on the rim of the pedestal)
bronze with black patina
43.5 cm (17 1/8 in). high
Conceived circa 1906, this bronze version cast by the Émile Godard Foundry for the Musée Rodin in 1987 in an edition of 12 numbered 0/8-8/8 and II/IV-IV/IV.
Musée Rodin, Paris. | Coskun Fine Art, London (acquired from the above in February 2000). | Private collection, London. | Anon. sale, Christie's, South Kensington, 24 June 2016, lot 155. | Private collection, UK (acquired at the above sale).
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Étude pour Polyphème 43.5 cm (17 1/8 in). high by Auguste Rodin was auctioned at Bonhams in London in October last year. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 18,000.00 – 25,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 19,125.00 (€ 22,280.41) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Auguste Rodin achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work L'Éternel Printemps in May 2016 with an auction result of USD 20,410,000.00 (€ 18,329,591.38).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Étude pour Polyphème 43.5 cm (17 1/8 in). high von Auguste Rodin kam im Oktober letzten Jahres bei Bonhams in London zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 18.000,00 – 25.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 19.125,00 (€ 22.280,41) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Auguste Rodin erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit L'Éternel Printemps im Mai 2016 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 20.410.000,00 (€ 18.329.591,38).