The Hand of Rodin
Object type: Cast
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French
Artist: Auguste Rodin
Artist bio: French, Paris 1840–1917 Meudon
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: French
Date: 1917
Medium: Cast plaster with coat of shellac
Dimensions: Overall (torso upright, wt. confirmed): 6 × 9 in., 1.9 lb. (15.2 × 22.9 cm, 850g)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Presented by Rodin to his pupil Malvina Hoffman and given by her to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Malvina C. Hoffman, 1966
Accession year: 1966
Tags: Hands|Female Nudes