Auguste Rodin
Description
Provenance
Bronze statue of Auguste Rodin (1840–1917). The base of the statue is roughly modelled and irregular in shape, the figure leans against a supporting stump to waist height, also roughly modelled. Originally sculpted in 1905, cast in bronze by the Attilio Valsuani foundry in 1932. Stamped on base (front left to the side): “CIRE / A. VALSUANI / PERDUE”.
The Shaw Collection. The house and contents were bequeathed to the National Trust by George Bernard Shaw in 1950, together with Shaw's photographic archive.