Nijinsky
Maker
(sculptor)
1840-1917
Georges Rudier Foundry (Foundry)
1840-1917
Georges Rudier Foundry (Foundry)
Title
Nijinsky
Date of Production
(circa) 1912
Medium
bronze casting
Dimensions
Height: 18.8 cm
Width: 9.3 cm
Width: 9.3 cm
Accession Number
S.2006.LB.5
Mode of Acquisition
Lillian Browse, bequest, 2006
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Label Text
Cast number 6 (of an edition of 13 made
for the Musée Rodin, Paris)
Lillian Browse Bequest, 2006
This figurine is thought to record the last of
a series of visits made by Vaslav Nijinsky,
principal dancer of the Ballets Russes, to
Rodin’s studio in the summer of 1912, to
thank him for his public support of the ballet
Après-midi d’un faune in which he danced
the controversial role of the faun. Nijinsky’s
powerful dancing style and explosive energy
is brilliantly captured in this tiny portrait of
the dancer caught in mid movement.
for the Musée Rodin, Paris)
Lillian Browse Bequest, 2006
This figurine is thought to record the last of
a series of visits made by Vaslav Nijinsky,
principal dancer of the Ballets Russes, to
Rodin’s studio in the summer of 1912, to
thank him for his public support of the ballet
Après-midi d’un faune in which he danced
the controversial role of the faun. Nijinsky’s
powerful dancing style and explosive energy
is brilliantly captured in this tiny portrait of
the dancer caught in mid movement.
Provenance
Cast by Musée Rodin for a purchase by Lilian Browse in 1959; 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
Rodin & Dance: Essence of Movement, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 20/10/2016-22/01/2017
Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes, 1909-29, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 12/05/2013-30/09/2013 ...More
Falling Up - The Gravity of Art, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 23/06/2011-04/09/2011
Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes, 1909-29, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 25/09/2010-16/01/2011
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, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 12/02/1983-10/04/1983
Rodin, London & England, 1959 ...Less
Rodin & Dance: Essence of Movement, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 20/10/2016-22/01/2017
Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes, 1909-29, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 12/05/2013-30/09/2013 ...More
Falling Up - The Gravity of Art, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 23/06/2011-04/09/2011
Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes, 1909-29, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 25/09/2010-16/01/2011
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, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 12/02/1983-10/04/1983
Rodin, London & England, 1959 ...Less
Literature
A Private Collection of late 19th and 20th century Paintings and Sculpture, Courtauld Institute Gallery, London, 1983
cat. no. 80
Fig. p. repr.
cat. no. 80
Fig. p. repr.
Inscriptions
Inscription: inscription : signed and numbered : on front of left leg : : A Rodin No. 6 //
Inscription: inscription : dated and inscribed : on back of left leg : : by Musée Rodin 1958 //
Inscription: inscription : dated and inscribed : on back of left leg : : by Musée Rodin 1958 //
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