Bust of the Zoubaloff Bather (Tête de baigneuse Zoubaloff)
European Art
This bust derives from a plaster sculpture of a female bather that was owned by the art collector Jacques Zoubaloff, whose name is now used to designate it.
MEDIUM
Bronze
DATES
model date unknown; cast 1972 or later
DIMENSIONS
3 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 2 1/2 in., 0.5 lb. (9.5 × 9.5 × 6.4 cm)
(show scale)
MARKINGS
Back of plinth: ".G. Rudier./.Fond. Paris."
Front, proper left, bottom: "© by Musée Rodin 1972"
SIGNATURE
Proper left shoulder: "A. Rodin"
INSCRIPTIONS
Proper left shoulder: " No 11"
ACCESSION NUMBER
84.75.15
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917). Bust of the Zoubaloff Bather (Tête de baigneuse Zoubaloff), model date unknown; cast 1972 or later. Bronze, 3 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 2 1/2 in., 0.5 lb. (9.5 × 9.5 × 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, 84.75.15. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 84.75.15_bw.jpg)
EDITION
Edition: 11/12
IMAGE
overall, 84.75.15_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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Rodin's work is seen as a crucial link between traditional and modern art. His early sculpture was fairly conventional for its time but he became progressively more experimental.
This figure is pared down; Rodin has removed any details that distract from the essential form of the figure. This move towards abstraction and expressiveness has led many to call Rodin the "father of twentieth-century modern sculpture".