The Clenched Left Hand (Study for Hand of Pierre de Wiessant) — Auguste Rodin | DiscoverArt

The Clenched Left Hand (Study for Hand of Pierre de Wiessant)

modeled ca. 1885, cast 1974

Bronze

26.4 × 19.4 cm (10.4 × 7.6 in)

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