Youth Triumphant
Signed front of base to right: A Rodin Foundry mark (small seal of Fumière et Gavignot) removed from left-hand side of base.
Auguste Rodin, French, 1840 - 1917. Cast by the founder Fumière and Gavignot, Paris.
Geography:
Made in France, Europe
Date:
Modeled 1896; cast before 1918Medium:
BronzeDimensions:
20 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 12 inches (52.1 x 41.9 x 30.5 cm)Curatorial Department:
Rodin MuseumObject Location:
F1929-7-23Credit Line:
Bequest of Jules E. Mastbaum, 1929
Made in France, Europe
Date:
Modeled 1896; cast before 1918Medium:
BronzeDimensions:
20 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 12 inches (52.1 x 41.9 x 30.5 cm)Curatorial Department:
Rodin MuseumObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:F1929-7-23Credit Line:
Bequest of Jules E. Mastbaum, 1929
Label:
One of Rodin’s more mysterious couplings, this sculpture’s aged figure reappears in The Helmet-Maker’s Wife (Philadelphia Museum of Art, F1929-7-26) and the reclining woman on her lap can be found in other compositions. Their relationship is unclear, and the piece has been called variously Youth Triumphant, Fate and the Convalescent, and The Grandmother’s Kiss, reminding us that Rodin did not always attach a particular meaning or narrative to his works.
One of Rodin’s more mysterious couplings, this sculpture’s aged figure reappears in The Helmet-Maker’s Wife (Philadelphia Museum of Art, F1929-7-26) and the reclining woman on her lap can be found in other compositions. Their relationship is unclear, and the piece has been called variously Youth Triumphant, Fate and the Convalescent, and The Grandmother’s Kiss, reminding us that Rodin did not always attach a particular meaning or narrative to his works.
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