Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917) - Lounging Nude

Signed 'Rodin' (lower right) - pencil and water color on paper laid on paper on board - 12 5/8 x 7 1/2in (32.2 x 19.2cm) - Estimate: $8,000 - 10,000

Note: The date on this work is c. 1900. A very similar graphite drawing is preserved at the Rodin Museum in Paris and is numbered 1397. Note: This work will be No. 80502 in the forthcoming Catalogue raisonné des dessins et peintures d'Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) by Christina Buley-Uribe and is accompanied by a certificate of authentication.

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