Man with the Broken Nose, Reduction (L'Homme au nez cassé, réduction)
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
Rodin constantly revisited and reconceive earlier compositions. This particular work is inspired by, but departs significantly from, the first versions of Man with the Broken Nose. The bronze appears molten, and the ears and eyes are only just beginning to emerge from the roiling surface, insinuating the processes of sculptural creation and fleshly decomposition. The bronze cast preserves the topography of Rodin’s clay model, rendering tangible the artist’s handling of the material—albeit at a remove—in a way that appears strikingly modern.
Caption
Auguste Rodin French, 1840–1917. Man with the Broken Nose, Reduction (L'Homme au nez cassé, réduction), before 1889; cast 1960. Bronze, 5 × 3 × 4 in., 1.5 lb. (12.7 × 7.6 × 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, 84.210.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 84.210.4_PS2.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Man with the Broken Nose, Reduction (L'Homme au nez cassé, réduction)
Date
before 1889; cast 1960
Geography
Place made: France
Medium
Bronze
Classification
Dimensions
5 × 3 × 4 in., 1.5 lb. (12.7 × 7.6 × 10.2 cm)
Signatures
Back, base: "A. Rodin"
Markings
Back, lower edge: ".Georges Rudier./Fondeur. Paris." Lower edge neck: "© by Musée Rodin 1960"
Credit Line
Gift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation
Accession Number
84.210.4
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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