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A family thought the sculpture on their piano was a ‘fake’ Rodin. Now it’s sold for nearly $1 million

A sculpture by French artist Auguste Rodin that had disappeared from public view for almost 120 years and was thought to be a copy has sold for 860,000 euros ($984,000) at auction. “Le Désespoir,” ...
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Sculpture Long Assumed to Be a ‘Fake’ Rodin by Its Owners Sells for Almost $1 Million at Auction

The previous owners displayed the sculpture on a piano alongside family photos GUILLAUME SOUVANT/AFP via Getty A sculpture believed to be a fake copy of French artist Auguste Rodin's work has sold for ...
Hyperallergic

Rodin in Process at the Peabody Essex Museum

Auguste Rodin, “The Hand of Rodin,” cast of Rodin’s hand holding “Small Torso A” (1917), cast by Paul Cruet, patinated plaster for bronze casting, Musée Rodin, Paris (© Musée Rodin) (click to enlarge) ...
Atlanta Magazine

Rodin is coming to the High: Here’s what to know about the exhibit

Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917), The Thinker, large version, modeled 1903, cast by Alexis Rudier 1928, bronze, Baltimore Museum of Art, The Jacob Epstein Collection, 1930.25.1 You might know Auguste ...
Hyperallergic

How Did a Museum Misplace a $3.7M Rodin Sculpture?

A plaster cast of "The Burgers of Calais" exhibited at Tate Modern in 2021 (photo via Wikimedia Commons) An Auguste Rodin sculpture is missing from the Glasgow Museums in Scotland — and has been for ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Rodin Sculpture Has Been Missing From Scottish Museum Collection for Nearly 75 Years

The city of Calais commissioned French sculptor Auguste Rodin to create Les Bourgeois de Calais in 1884. PHAS / Universal Images Group via Getty Images An Auguste Rodin sculpture worth $3.7 million ...