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The Thinker
The Thinker
The Thinker

The Thinker

Artist (French, 1840–1917)
DateModeled 1880, reduced in 1903, this example cast at a later date
MediumBronze
Dimensions14 3/4 x 7 7/8 x 11 3/8 in. (37.5 x 20 x 28.9 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation in honor of Governor Michael F. Easley and Mary P. Easley
Object number2009.1.6
On View
On view
Collections
ProvenanceMontreal, private collection; Sale, Sotheby's, London, June 26, 1991, lot 105; sold to Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, Los Angeles; given to NCMA, 2009.
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