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Standing Female Faun

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Standing Female Faun
Standing Faunesse in Museo Soumaya
ArtistAuguste Rodin
Year1910
Mediumwhite marble

Standing Female Faun or Standing Fauness is a sculpture by Auguste Rodin in 1910. It is sculpted from white marble and its dimensions are 70.1 x 44.7 x 38.4 cm.

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The work represents the conception of a being of hybrid nature which is half human and half ram.[1] On the left-hand-side of the base it is signed "A Miss Gladys Deacon / Auguste Rodin", testifying to the close relationship between the artist and Gladys Deacon.

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References

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  1. ^ Rodin, Auguste (2007). The Age of Rodin. México. p. 105. ISBN 978-968-7794-36-5. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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