![]() The purpose of this article is not only to rescue this terra cotta bust from oblivion, but also to focus attention on the complicated history of the casting of this piece. At some point in time, it made its way to the Galerie Dieleman, which sold the work in the late 1990s, after which its whereabouts have been unknown. 1), possibly the initial version of a work known today only in the form of three bronze casts, was sold by Thiriar’s descendants in the 1920s or 1930s. Auguste Rodin’s terra cotta bust of the Belgian physician Jules Thiriar (fig. ![]() While most contributions in the “New Discoveries” section deal with works that have recently come to light, this one focuses on a work that has recently disappeared. Auguste Rodin’s Bust of the Belgian Physician Jules-Adrien Thiriar (1846–1913) ![]()
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