This is a reduction cast (c. 1920) of Rodin's iconic The Thinker (Le Penseur), originally conceived 1880–81, with the reduction conceived in 1903. The deeply patinated dark bronze depicts a muscular male nude in a contemplative pose, seated with chin resting on fist — famously representing the poet Dante contemplating the souls in The Gates of Hell. The figure's tension between physical power and intellectual stillness exemplifies Rodin's mastery of expressive naturalism. This example is courtesy of the Cooper Family and was spotted in a museum context.