Head of Shade
Modeled about 1880, Musée Rodin cast number II/IV in 1995, Godard Foundry
Bronze
26 ½ x 14 ¼ x 15 ½ inches
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation
“And even in those of my works in which action is less pronounced, I have always sought to give some indication of movement. I have very rarely represented complete repose. I have always endeavored to express the inner feelings by the mobility of the muscles. This is so even in my busts, to which I have often given a certain slant, a certain obliquity, a certain expressive direction, which would emphasize the meaning of the physiognomy.”
Paul Gsell, Art by Auguste Rodin, originally published in 1912. Translated by Mrs. Romilly Fedden.
