Property from an American EstateAuguste Rodin & Camille Claudel1840 - 1917 & 1864 - 1943Tête d’esclave aveugleinscribed with artist's signature and numbered n°9; stamped with the foundry mark George Rudier fondeur Paris and © Musée Rodin 1964bronzeheight: 5¼ in.13.3 cm.Conceived circa 1885; this example executed between 1960 and 1965 by Georges Rudier for the Museé Rodin in a partly-numbered edition of 12, this version cast in 1961.This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Critique de l’Œuvre Sculpté d’Auguste Rodin currently being prepared by the Comité Auguste Rodin at Galerie Brame et Lorenceau under the direction of Jérôme Le Blay, under archive number 2022-6709B, as a work by Auguste Rodin with the collaboration of Camille Claudel.品相: Variegated green and black patina. Extremely minor pitting scattered across the figure's cheeks and ears. Dust in the deepest crevices of the figure's ears and head. This work is in overall very good condition.The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.来源: Musée Rodin, ParisGalerie Claude Bernard, Paris (acquired from the above in December 1964)Albert Loeb Gallery, New YorkPrivate Collection, New York (acquired from the above on 23 March 1966)Thence by descent to the present owner来源_1: Anne Rivière, Bruno Gaudichon and Danielle Ghanassia, Camille Claudel, Catalogue raisonné, Paris, 2000, no. 18, p. 76 (as by both Rodin and Claudel)Reine-Marie Paris, Camille Claudel re-trouvée, Paris, 2000, no. 14, pp. 236-38, illustration of another cast (as by Claudel)Exh. Cat., Québec, Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec (and traveling), "Rodin or Claudel?," in Claudel and Rodin: Fateful encounter, 2005-6, no. 46, p. 66, illustrated of another cast (as by Claudel)