The Head of Mrs. Russell
Auguste Rodin
modeled ca. 1890, cast before 1912 · Cast plaster · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
This plaster cast of a study of Mariana Russell’s head is one of several works that Rodin donated to The Met in 1912. It resembles The Met's 1888 portrait in bronze (1986.37.3), and Rodin probably made it in preparation for one of the classicizing sculptures for which she modeled. The head’s straight alignment accentuates the angular features that the artist admired in his sitter, and its matte surface evokes a marble carving.
- Artist
- Auguste Rodin
- Date
- modeled ca. 1890, cast before 1912
- Medium
- Cast plaster
- Culture
- French
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- Gift of Auguste Rodin, 1912
