Head of Nijinsky

Auguste Rodin French
Cast by Alexis Rudier French

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Nijinsky posed for Rodin in 1912, shortly after the sculptor had defended his controversial ballet L'Après-midi d'un faun in an editorial in Le Matin. Nijinsky's sittings were cut short and a sculpture never completed. This head as well as a statuette of the dancer (see 1991.446), were cast after Rodin's death.

Head of Nijinsky, Auguste Rodin (French, Paris 1840–1917 Meudon), Bronze, black marble base, French

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