The Left Hand
Signed front of base to right: A Rodin Foundry mark back of base to left: Alexis Rudier Fondeur Paris
Auguste Rodin, French, 1840 - 1917. Cast by the founder Alexis Rudier, Paris, 1874 - 1952.
Geography:
Made in France, Europe
Date:
Modeled c.1885; cast 1925Medium:
BronzeDimensions:
18 x 10 5/8 x 6 1/2 inches (45.7 x 27 x 16.5 cm)Curatorial Department:
Rodin MuseumObject Location:
F1929-7-32Credit Line:
Bequest of Jules E. Mastbaum, 1929
Made in France, Europe
Date:
Modeled c.1885; cast 1925Medium:
BronzeDimensions:
18 x 10 5/8 x 6 1/2 inches (45.7 x 27 x 16.5 cm)Curatorial Department:
Rodin MuseumObject Location:
* Rodin Museum, East Gallery
Accession Number:F1929-7-32Credit Line:
Bequest of Jules E. Mastbaum, 1929
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Rodin explored the expressive power of hands almost obsessively, using them to convey an infinite variety of emotions—fury, anguish, fatigue—and as metaphors for creation. It is thought that he conceived The Left Hand as a study for The Burghers of Calais (Philadelphia Museum of Art, F1929-7-129) but probably rejected the hands as being too fiercely animated.
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