Rodin
Study of a hand
May one see it?
Yes, on view now
Where is “Study of a hand” now? Victoria and Albert Museum, Sculpture, Room 111, The Gilbert Bayes Gallery, London. Yes, on view now. Checked September 25, 2026.
On public display.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
The hand may be cast from a clay model, many of which survive in Rodin’s studio at Meudon. Its agitated quality suggests a link with his vast bronze monument The Burghers of Calais, which commemorates the siege of the town in 1346–7. A version can be seen on the Embankment by the Houses of Parliament. This version was cast in about 1952-3 by Georges Rudier, authorised by the Musée Rodin.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- A.22-1971
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
