Auguste RODIN (1840-1917) after Small Head of the Man with the Broken Nose (sketch for The Gates of Hell, circa 1889) Patinated bronze bearing : A. RODIN, on the left on the neck. Marble base Height: 12.8 cm Bibliography (related works): - "Rodin et le bronze, catalogue des oeuvres conservées au musée Rodin" by Antoinette Lenormand-Romain, volume 2, related works, The Man with the Broken Nose, reduction, model with longer neck, page 416 According to the owner of the work, the bronze was bought by his grandfather from the Rudier foundry around 1950