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Rodin Museum

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1898

Hans Lerche, German, 1867 - 1920

Plaster
9 1/4 x 5 x 5 inches (23.5 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm)

* Rodin Museum, Northwest Gallery

F1929-7-89

Bequest of Jules E. Mastbaum, 1929

Label

The scandal surrounding Rodin’s monument to Balzac was so notorious that enterprising vendors in Paris sold caricature sculptures of it, such as this one showing Balzac as a seal.

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