Updated 08 January 2026
Currently not on display
Photo by (c) Norihiro Ueno
Currently not on display
Despaired Hand
| Date | c. 1893-1902 |
|---|---|
| Materials and Techniques | bronze |
| Size（cm） | 33.7 x 14 x 12.3 |
| Inscriptions | Signed and titled back of base: MAIN DÉSESPÉRÉE / Emile-Antoine Bourdelle; Inscribed right side of base: By BOURDELLE / VIII CIRE C. VALSUANI PERDUE |
| Credit Line | Purchased |
| Category | Sculptures |
| Collection Number | S.1973-0001 |
Provenance
Purchased by the NMWA, 1974.
Exhibition History
- 2012
- Traces of hands : sculpture and drawings by Rodin and Bourdelle from the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, 3 November 2012 - 27 January 2013, cat. no. 55
Bibliography
- 1975
- Bulletin Annuel du Musée National d’Art Occidental, No. 8 (1973), 1975, Nouvelles acquisitions, par Chisaburoh F. Yamada, p. 4. Nouvelles acquisitions (catalogue). pp. 10-11. repr.
- 2012
- Traces of Hands: Sculpture and Drawings by Rodin and Bourdelle from the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (exh. cat.). Oya, Mina, ed. Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art, 2012, p. 106, cat. no. 55, col. repr.