Madame Vicuña

North Gallery

Rodin Museum

Madame Vicuña

Modeled 1887; cast 1925

Artist/maker: Auguste Rodin, French, 1840 - 1917. Cast by the founder Alexis Rudier, Paris, 1874 - 1952

Rodin’s bust of Luisa Lynch de Morla Vicuña (1864–1936), a writer and journalist who was married to the Chilean ambassador, was widely regarded as the best sculpture exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1888. The elegant and confident tilt of her head evokes the "refined, witty duel" that the artist and sitter enjoyed while creating this portrait....

Rodin Museum, North Gallery

Object Details

Titles:

Madame Vicuña

Date:

Modeled 1887; cast 1925

Artists:

Artist/maker: Auguste Rodin, French, 1840 - 1917. Cast by the founder Alexis Rudier, Paris, 1874 - 1952

Medium:

Bronze

Dimensions:

14 1/4 x 14 x 10 inches (36.2 x 35.6 x 25.4 cm)

Classification:

Sculpture

Credit Line:

Bequest of Jules E. Mastbaum, 1929

Accession Number:

F1929-7-59

Geography:

Made in France, Europe

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North Gallery

Rodin Museum