SculptureFrench19th century

Eternal Spring

1884, cast 1888

Artists

Auguste RodinArtist

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Cast

Medium

Bronze with brown patina

Culture

French

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

63.5 x 68 x 39.1 cm (25 x 26 3/4 x 15 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Auguste Rodin, to Alfred Philippe Roll, by exchange? [Scott & Fowles, New York, NY], sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY, 1922, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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