The Thinker (Le Penseur)
Exhibited at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904. Several versions in bronze exist, such as MMA statuette of ca. 1880 (see 11.173.9).
Artwork Details
- Title: The Thinker (Le Penseur)
- Artist: Auguste Rodin (French, Paris 1840–1917 Meudon)
- Date: 1904
- Culture: French
- Medium: Plaster
- Dimensions: Overall (with base): 70 1/2 × 55 3/4 in. (179.1 × 141.6 cm)
- Classification: Sculpture-Reproductions-Casts
- Credit Line: Gift of André Saglio, Commissioner of Fine Arts of the French Government at the St. Louis Exposition, 1904
- Object Number: 04.36
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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