Victor Hugo, buste héroïque, 1453(1), Auguste Rodin, circa 1897

Author(s): rodin, auguste (paris, 12–11–1840 - meudon, 17–11–1917), sculptor rudier, alexis (in 1897), founder production date: around 1897 dating in century: 4th quarter of the 19th century type(s) of object(s): sculpture name(s): bust materials and techniques: bronze, stone dimensions - artwork: height: 83cm width: 56cm depth: 65cm description: bronze bust with green patina on veined white marble pedestal marks, inscriptions, hallmarks: signature - a. Rodin iconographic description: bust of victor hugo, head tilted forward, bare torso, arms cut off at the shoulders historical commentary: this bust is based on the "monument to victor hugo" on which auguste rodin worked between 1893 and 1897 and which has undergone several studies and variations. Hugo is represented naked, draped, half reclining, surrounded in the final version (after 1900) by allegories of the tragic muse and meditation. Rodin had the idea of ​​making a large bust based on this figure. It was at the universal exhibition in dresden in 1897 that he presented a plaster cast where the poet's bust was cut off at the shoulders, raised vertically with his head leaning on his chest. This print was commissioned in 1900 by paul meurice for the opening of the museum in 1903. It was delivered after his death in 1908. Person / character depicted: hugo, victor acquisition method: manual donation name of donor, testator, seller: meurice, paul date of acquisition: 1903 institution: maison de victor hugo - hauteville house inventory number: 1453. Date: circa 1897.