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Mask of Balzac Smiling by Auguste Rodin — VisualArtsDB

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Mask of Balzac Smiling

1891

Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 8 1/4 x 6 3/8 x 5 1/2" (21 x 16.2 x 14 cm)
Genre: sculpture
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

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