Head of Balzac

nineteenth centuryPost-Impressionism19th centurybronzemetal

Date

Modeled c. 1892–93, cast 1955

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

31 × 28.5 × 21.5 cm (12 1/4 × 11 1/4 × 8 1/2 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of Charles E. Curry

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Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917)