Pas de deux B
Maker
(sculptor)
1840-1917
(Foundry)
1840-1917
(Foundry)
Title
Pas de deux B
Date of Production
(circa) 1911
Medium
bronze casting
Dimensions
Height: 36 cm
Width: 12.5 cm
Width: 12.5 cm
Accession Number
S.2006.LB.4
Mode of Acquisition
Lillian Browse, bequest, 2006
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Label Text
These two identical figures engaged in an extremely close pas de deux reflect an aspect of Rodin’s sculptural process which he developed whilst working on his masterpiece, the Gates of Hell (1883-90). This is the montage or combination of pre-existing works to form an entirely new composition. The dance movement may derive from the high kick of the French cancan.
Provenance
Cast by Musée Rodin for a purchase by Lilian Browse in 1966; Lillian Browse Bequest 2006
Exhibition History
Masterpieces of Impressionism from The Courtauld Gallery, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan, 10/09/2019-15/12/2019; Aichi Prefectural Museum, Nagoya, Japan, 03/01/2020-15/03/2020; Kobe City Museum, Kobe, Japan, 28/03/2020-21/06/2020
The Courtauld Collects - 20 Years of Acquisitions, Somerset House & London & England, 17/06/2010-19/09/2010
A Private Collection of late 19th and 20th century Paintings and
Sculpture, Courtauld Gallery, London, 12/02/1983-10/04/1983 ...More
Rodin (fifth Rodin exhibition), London & England, 1967 ...Less
The Courtauld Collects - 20 Years of Acquisitions, Somerset House & London & England, 17/06/2010-19/09/2010
A Private Collection of late 19th and 20th century Paintings and
Sculpture, Courtauld Gallery, London, 12/02/1983-10/04/1983 ...More
Rodin (fifth Rodin exhibition), London & England, 1967 ...Less
Literature
A Private Collection of late 19th and 20th century Paintings and Sculpture, Courtauld Institute Gallery, London, 1983
cat. no. 79
cat. no. 79
Inscriptions
Inscription: inscription : signed and numbered : on the front dancer's right hand : : A. Rodin no. 9 //
Inscription: inscription : dated and inscribed : on the front dancer's right foot : : by Musée Rodin 1965 //
Inscription: inscription : stamped with the foundry mark : on the rear dancer's right foot : : Georges Rudier Fondeur Paris //
Inscription: inscription : dated and inscribed : on the front dancer's right foot : : by Musée Rodin 1965 //
Inscription: inscription : stamped with the foundry mark : on the rear dancer's right foot : : Georges Rudier Fondeur Paris //
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