Head of Balzac
Object type: Bust
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French
Artist: Auguste Rodin|Georges Rudier
Artist bio: French, Paris 1840–1917 Meudon|French
Artist role: Artist|Founder
Artist nationality: French|French
Date: modeled ca. 1892–93, cast 1980
Medium: Bronze, black marble base
Dimensions: with base: 17 1/2 × 12 1/4 × 9 1/4 in., 26 lb. (44.5 × 31.1 × 23.5 cm, 11.8 kg)
without base, wt. confirmed: 12 in., 20 lb. (30.5 cm, 9.1 kg)
Classification: Sculpture-Bronze
Credit line: Gift from B. Gerald Cantor Collection, 1985
Accession year: 1985
Tags: Faces|Heads|Men|Portraits