After Auguste RODIN (1840 - 1917) - Lot 41

After Auguste RODIN (1840 - 1917) Reduction of the bust of Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (model created in 1882) Porcelain, Sèvres cookie Signed "A. Rodin" under the right shoulder On the back of the pedestal: S.1908 mark, Sèvres stamp and "A.C." monogram. The Carrier-Belleuse monogram appears on the front of the pedestal. H : 37 cm The model was published by Sèvres from 1907. Non-exhaustive bibliography: Goldscheider-Wildenstein, T. 1, repr. p. 169 under no. 128 D. Note: Carrier-Belleuse was already famous when Rodin entered his studio as a pupil in 1863. Carrier-Belleuse's style and methods had a profound influence on Rodin's future practice, particularly in modeling. In 1879, Carrier-Belleuse asked Rodin to collaborate with the Manufacture de Sèvres. The Musée Rodin holds a similar example in cookie under inventory number: S.00896.