RINGEL D'ILLZACH (1847-1916)
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917)
Model created in 1883.
Bronze medallion with brown patina.
Signed Ringel. Titled Augte. Rodin. Statuaire / Born in Paris. Dated M/DCCC / LXXX / IIIJ.
D. 17 cm
Related works: Jean-Désiré Ringel d'Illzach, Auguste Rodin, 1883, plaster medallion, D. 17.5 cm, Strasbourg, musée d'art moderne et contemporain, inv. 55,998.0,85; Jean-Désiré Ringel d'Illzach, Auguste Rodin, 1884, bronze medallion, D. 17.4 cm, Paris, musée d'Orsay, inv. MEDOR 2058.
Jean-Désiré Ringel d'Illzach, a student of Alexandre Falguière at the École des Beaux-Arts, exhibited at the Salon des artistes français from 1873 to 1889, where he presented numerous bust and medallion portraits. His work as a medallist was particularly appreciated by the public, and he received commissions from the magazine L'Art et de l'État, which made his reputation.
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