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A bronze sculpture depicts an abstract, elongated human figure diving or leaping forward. The figure's arms are outstretched in front, legs bent at the knees trailing behind, attached to a rectangular dark green marble base only at the knees.
Vieillard Suppliant
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Vieillard Suppliant

Artist Auguste Rodin (French, 1840 - 1917)
Dateundated
MediumBronze, black petina and marble base
Dimensions7 x 13 1/2 x 3 in. (17.8 x 34.3 x 7.6 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Hyman J. Roberts, M.D. and the Honorable Carol A. Roberts
Object number1989.10.1
Collections
Visual DescriptionA bronze sculpture depicts an abstract, elongated human figure diving or leaping forward. The figure's arms are outstretched in front, legs bent at the knees trailing behind, attached to a rectangular dark green marble base only at the knees.
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