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Rodin Museum

One Step Forward

1898
Hans Lerche (German, 1867–1920)

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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