Final Study for the Monument to Balzac — Auguste Rodin | DiscoverArt

Final Study for the Monument to Balzac

modeled 1897, cast 1972

Bronze

44.5 × 41.9 cm (17.5 × 16.5 in)

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · verified August 2026

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