RODIN THANKING A COLLEAGUE FOR A BRONZE CAST RODIN (Auguste, 1840-1917, French Sculptor)

Letter signed, in French with translation, to C. H. Bell saying he is back in Paris and found his "kind letter and the little cast of the small torso from Taranto that you very kindly had manufactured for me. I am extremely grateful for the sympathy with which you honor me and I hope to have the honor to meet you personally one day. With all my thanks and my best remember to Mr. Walley as well ...", 3 sides 8vo., 182 rue de l'Université, Paris, 27th July

Rodin is generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. He was schooled traditionally and took a craftsman-like approach to his work. Rodin possessed a unique ability to model a complex, turbulent, and deeply pocketed surface in clay. He is known for such sculptures as The Thinker, The Kiss, The Burghers of Calais,and The Gates of Hell.

Transcription
27 juillet 1907 182 Rue de l'Université
C.H. Bell Esquire
Ashmolean Museum
Oxford
À mon retour à Paris, je trouve votre aimable lettre et le petit moulage que vous avez eu la grande amabilité d'avoir fait faire pour moi du petit torse de Taranto. Je vous suis extrêmement obligé de cette sympathie dont vous m'honorez et j'espère avoir l'honneur un jour de faire personnellement votre connaissance. Avec tous mes remerciements et mes bons souvenirs également à Monsieur Walley, je vous prie cher Monsieur, d'agréer l'expression de ma parfaite considération. Aug Rodin
Translation
July, 27th of 1907 182 Rue de l'Université
C.H. Bell Esquire
Ashmolean Museum
Oxford
Back to Paris, I find your kind letter and the little cast of the small torso from Taranto that you very kindly had manufactured for me. I am extremely grateful for the sympathy with which you honor me and I hope to have the honor to meet you personally one day. With all my thanks and my best remember to Mr. Walley as well, please, dear Sir, accept the expression of my highest consideration.
Aug Rodin


Item Date:  1907

Stock No:  40783      £575

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