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Thomas Fortune Ryan

Founder Cast by Alexis Rudier French
modeled 1909
Not on view
Ryan (1851–1928) was a New York financier and art collector. In 1910 he gave three Rodin marbles—Pygmalion and Galatea, Cupid and Psyche, and Orpheus and Eurydice—to the Museum. In the same year he gave twenty-five thousand dollars for the purchase of additional works by the sculptor. These purchases form the nucleus of the Museum's collection of Rodin's sculpture.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Thomas Fortune Ryan
  • Artist: Auguste Rodin (French, Paris 1840–1917 Meudon)
  • Founder: Cast by Alexis Rudier (French)
  • Date: modeled 1909
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: Height: 23 in. (58.4 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture-Bronze
  • Credit Line: Gift of Auguste Rodin, 1911
  • Object Number: 11.174
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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