Auguste RODIN (French artist, born 1840 – died 1917) Head of a Woman with a Chignon (Tête de Femme au chignon) Signed 'A. Rodin' on the inside right of the neck and on the back with foundry mark "G. Rudier Fondeur Paris". Bronze sculpture, mounted on mahogany base (6 x 7 x 6 cm). Height 7.3 cm. Width 5 cm. Depth 6.8 cm. Total hight: 13 cm. Signed 'A. Rodin' on the inside right of the neck and on the back with foundry mark "G. Rudier Fondeur Paris". Estimate: 8,000 – 10,000 euro NOTEFor an identical example see: Brooklyn Museum, New York, Accession Number 84.75.13. This piece was cast by Georges Rudier, Paris. One of a projected edition, realized, by Georges Rudier between 1957 and 1961, Green-brown patina, slightly rubbed on the nose. LITERATURECf. Antoinette Le Norman-Romain, The Bronzes of Rodin. Catalogue of works in the Musée Rodin, Paris 2007, p. 44