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Impressionist & Modern Art New Bond Street, London I 10 October 2019 Lot 8 Lot 2 Lot 26 (detail) Impressionist & Modern Art New Bond Street, London I Thursday 10 October 2019, 5pm BONHAMS ENQUIRIES PHYSICAL CONDITION IMPORTANT INFORMATION 101 New Bond Street London OF LOTS IN THIS AUCTION The United States Government London W1S 1SR India Phillips PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS NO has banned the import of ivory bonhams.com Global Head of Department REFERENCE IN THIS CATALOGUE into the USA. Lots containing +44 (0) 20 7468 8328 TO THE PHYSICAL CONDITION OF ivory are indicated by the VIEWING india.phillips@bonhams.com ANY LOT. INTENDING BIDDERS symbol Ф printed beside the Friday 4 October 10am – 5pm MUST SATISFY THEMSELVES AS lot number in this catalogue. 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For information and estimates NW10 7NP Payment at time of collection by: on domestic and international VAT cash, cheque with banker’s card, shipping as well as export ALL OTHER SOLD LOTS Will be applied at the current credit or debit card. licenses please contact Alban Will remain in the Collections rate on all above charges Shipping on +44 (0) 1582 493 099 Department at Bonhams New Bond enquiries@albanshipping.co.uk Street free of charge until 5.30pm The following symbol is Thursday 24 October 2019 lots not used to denote that VAT collected by this time will be returned is due on the hammer price to the department storage charges and buyer’s premium may apply. Specialists for this auction Europe India Phillips Global Head of Department, London Hannah Foster Head of Department, London Ruth Woodbridge Specialist, London Julia Ryff Specialist, London Aimée Honig Junior Specialist, London Frederick Millar Junior Cataloguer, London Cassi Young Specialist, London Itziar Ramos Junior Cataloguer, London North America Christine de Schaetzen Specialist, Brussels Benedetta Alpini Specialist, Milan Emilie Millon Specialist, Paris Caitlyn Pickens Director, New York Preeya Franklin Senior Specialist, New York Rebecca Fattell Junior Specialist, New York Emily Wilson Junior Cataloguer, New York Kathy Wong Specialist, Los Angeles Asia Ryo Wakabayashi Senior Specialist, Tokyo Dorothy Lin Specialist, Hong Kong PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 1 AUGUSTE RODIN (1840-1917) This drawing, dedicated to the late Sir William Rothenstein and Satan et un adorateur (Serpent) modelled with delicate chiaroscuro, is executed on paper commonly inscribed ‘serpent’ (lower right), signed and inscribed ‘a mon ami used by Rodin at the beginning of 1880s. Pictured within is a frail Will Rotheintein [sic] A. Rodin’ and further inscribed ‘Baudelaire’ young man crawling in front of a muscular, much more powerful (on the artist’s mount); inscribed ‘A mon’ (verso) character, who sits with his legs apart and feet placed on the young gouache, brush, wash, India ink and pencil on ruled paper laid man’s back, in a gesture of dominance. The heightening of his right within the artist’s mount hand with pen and ink, sharpening the fingers, lends further discomfort drawing: 12 x 15.2cm (4 3/4 x 6in).; artist’s mount: 15.5 x 18.5cm as it suggests the presence of a wholly evil character: Satan. (6 1/8 x 7 5/16in). Executed circa 1883 After completing the present work, Rodin later returned to the composition again in 1887-1888 as he worked on L’Imprévu, the frontispiece illustration for Paul Gallimard’s edition of Baudelaire’s £8,000 - 12,000 Les Fleurs du mal. In this later line drawing the face of Satan is more €8,800 - 13,000 clearly legible as Rodin added a small goatee, pointed horns or ears, US$9,700 - 14,000 sharpened fingernails and clawed feet. The worshipper, still sprawled with his feet in the air and crawling like a snake, has been given a The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by Madame much more distinguishable mouth. Adjoining the illustration is the Christina Buley-Uribe. This work will be included in the forthcoming annotated verse: ‘And you have secretly kissed my unclean haunches! Auguste Rodin catalogue raisonné des dessins et peintures, currently / Recognise Satan by his conquering laughter / Immense and ugly as being prepared.