Auguste Rodin

French | 1840 - 1917

Auguste Rodin was a French Impressionist & Modern sculptor who was born in 1840. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Staatsgalerie Stuttgart. Numerous key galleries and museums such as State Hermitage Museum have featured Auguste Rodin's work in the past.Auguste Rodin's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 8 USD to 20,410,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 20,410,000 USD for L'ÉTERNEL PRINTEMPS, sold at Sotheby's New York in 2016. Auguste Rodin has been featured in articles for ArtDaily, The Guardian and Artmajeur Magazine. The most recent article is Celebrating 150 Years of Impressionism written for Artland Magazine in April 2024. The artist died in 1917.

Artist's alternative names: Auguste René François Rodin, Rodin

Le Baiser, moyen modèle dit "Taille de la Porte" (modèle avec base simplifiée) - Auguste Rodin

Le Baiser, moyen modèle dit "Taille de la Porte" (modèle avec base simplifiée), 1887 - 1901

bronze with brown patina

Height: 34 in. (86.4 cm.)

IRIS, MESSAGÈRE DES DIEUX - Auguste Rodin

IRIS, MESSAGÈRE DES DIEUX, 1891 - 1905

bronze

height: 82.9cm

CARIATIDE TOMBÉE PORTANT SA PIERRE, AGRANDISSEMENT D'UN TIERS - Auguste Rodin

CARIATIDE TOMBÉE PORTANT SA PIERRE, AGRANDISSEMENT D'UN TIERS, Conceived circa 1881-82 and carved in 1893-94

limestone

Height: 25 in.

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At Auction

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Mme. Merrill et sa fille (Mère et sa fille mourante

By Auguste Rodin

Grogan & Company

223

By Auguste Rodin

Morand & Morand

Tête de la Luxure (grand modèle). Bronze mit grünschwarzer Patina. Nach 1907. 35,5 x 26 x 26 cm. Auf schwarzem Marmorsockel (Höhe: 3 cm

By Auguste Rodin

Lehr Art Auction

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Available Artworks

AUGUSTE RODIN - CORPS ENLACÉS - Auguste Rodin

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Recent Auction Results

After Auguste Rodin: Man With Broken Nose

By Auguste Rodin

-58%

below mid-estimate

A.N. Abell Auction Company

Atlante (recto-verso

By Auguste Rodin

Bonhams New Bond Street

i) Coureur courbé vers la droite, un pied en l'air et les bras joints au-dessus de la tête - Étude de patineur sur glace?(ii) Homme nu de dos, assis sur un socle, la jambe droite tendue. Étude de patineur sur glace au repos

By Auguste Rodin

Bonhams New Bond Street

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Current Exhibitions

Among Friends

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent

Gent | Belgium

Nov 25,2023 - Apr 28,2024

Miaz Brothers: Reality: Optional. Miaz Brothers Con I Maestri Del XX Secolo

Galleria Comunale d`Arte Moderna Roma

Rome | Italy

Feb 24,2024 - May 26,2024

Stuttgart sichten

Staatsgalerie Stuttgart

Stuttgart | Germany

Apr 05,2024 - Jun 16,2024

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Coverage

“ ..He is best known for his dramatic, pathos-filled sculptures, which he created from the mid-nineteenth century onwards – works that revolutionised the art of sculpture... ”
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SMK, National Gallery of Denmark

“ ..Included are selections representing some of Rodin’s most famous works illustrating both the evolution of the artist and of his craft... ”
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Joel and Lila Harnett Museum of Art, University of Richmond Museums

“ ..Rodin’s focus on depicting human emotion and intimate moments upended the world of traditional sculpture in the late 19th and early 20th centuries... ”
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Fairfield University Art Museum

“ ..Going against academic tradition, Rodin created highly expressive sculptures of the human body in his quest to convey such universal emotions as love, longing, reverie and despair... ”
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The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

“ ..Working in wax, clay and plaster, Rodin created models that he would fragment, multiply, recombine, enlarge and reduce... ”
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The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art