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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 ...
Sculpture Long Assumed to Be a ‘Fake’ Rodin by Its Owners Sells for Almost $1 Million at Auction
A sculpture that was once believed to be a fake copy of French artist Auguste Rodin's work has sold for almost $1 million at ...
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This Stunning Sculpture Was Sitting on a Family's Piano. It Turned Out to Be an Original Rodin
For years, a French family kept a small marble sculpture among family photos on top of their piano. The one-foot-tall artwork ...
Lost Auguste Rodin sculpture sells for €860,000 at auction in France
The small marble sculpture, believed to be a fake by its owners, ended up being the real deal: a 1892 Auguste Rodin. It sold ...
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Rodin 'copy' sells for $1 million in France
The owners thought the sculpture perched for years on the corner of a piano was a Rodin copy, but after being declared as the ...
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Casting of Rodin’s ‘Thinker’ fetches $11.1 million at Paris auction
A casting of Auguste Rodin’s “The Thinker” sculpture, one of the most iconic works of art in the world, sold for 10.7 million euros ($11.14 million) at a Paris auction on Thursday.
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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 ...