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Previous Sales 446

Bonhams
Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917) Buste de jeune fille aux fleurs dans les cheveux 47.0cm (18 1/2in.) high (Conceived circa 1868, this bronze version cast by the de Coubertin foundry in 1979 in an edition of 11.)
Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917) Buste de jeune fille aux fleurs dans les cheveux 47.0cm (18 1/2in.) high (Conceived circa 1868, this bronze version cast by the de Coubertin foundry in 1979 in an edition of 11.)
A$55,000 ($39k USD)
Jun 2026
Bonhams
Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917) Buste de Madame Elisseiff, petit modèle 38.6cm (15 3/16in). high (Conceived in 1907, this bronze version cast by the Alexis Rudier foundry in September 1909 in an edition of 2 unnumbered casts. )
Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917) Buste de Madame Elisseiff, petit modèle 38.6cm (15 3/16in). high (Conceived in 1907, this bronze version cast by the Alexis Rudier foundry in September 1909 in an edition of 2 unnumbered casts. )
A$30,000 ($21k USD)
Jun 2026
Sotheby's
Penseur, Taille de la Porte dit "Moyen Modèle"
Penseur, Taille de la Porte dit "Moyen Modèle", 1880
Unknown
May 2026
Christie's
Eternel printemps, second état, troisième réduction
Eternel printemps, second état, troisième réduction, 1884
$698,500
May 2026
Christie's
Buste de Suzon, réduction no. 4
Buste de Suzon, réduction no. 4, 1873
$101,600
May 2026
Christie's
Balzac en redingote
Balzac en redingote, 1891
$57,150
May 2026
Bonhams
Buste de Suzon, taille originale dite aussi 'taille no. 5' (Conceived between 1873 and 1875, this bronze version cast by the Compagnie des Bronzes de Bruxelles between 1900 and 1910.)
Buste de Suzon, taille originale dite aussi 'taille no. 5' (Conceived between 1873 and 1875, this bronze version cast by the Compagnie des Bronzes de Bruxelles between 1900 and 1910.)
£10,000 ($13k USD)
Mar 2026
Bonhams
Éternel printemps, second état, 3ème réduction (Conceived in 1884 and in this reduced size in 1898, this bronze version cast by the Barbedienne foundry between 1908 and 1912.)
Éternel printemps, second état, 3ème réduction (Conceived in 1884 and in this reduced size in 1898, this bronze version cast by the Barbedienne foundry between 1908 and 1912.)
£300,000 ($396k USD)
Mar 2026
Bonhams
Masque de l'homme au nez cassé, version dite type I, premier modèle (Conceived by 1881, this bronze version probably cast between 1881 and 1883 by Gruet Jeune.)
Masque de l'homme au nez cassé, version dite type I, premier modèle (Conceived by 1881, this bronze version probably cast between 1881 and 1883 by Gruet Jeune.)
£130,000 ($172k USD)
Mar 2026
Bonhams
Le Baiser, 2ème réduction 23 5/8 x 14 1/2 x 18 1/2 in (60.2 x 36.8 x 47 cm) (Conceived in 1886, this reduced version in 1904, this bronze version cast by the Barbedienne Foundry between 1904 and 1918.)
Le Baiser, 2ème réduction 23 5/8 x 14 1/2 x 18 1/2 in (60.2 x 36.8 x 47 cm) (Conceived in 1886, this reduced version in 1904, this bronze version cast by the Barbedienne Foundry between 1904 and 1918.)
$530,000
Nov 2025
Bonhams
L'un des Bourgeois de Calais: Jean de Fiennes, Nu, Grand Modèle dit aussi 'Nu monumental' 79 1/2 x 51 3/8 x 26 3/8 in. (201.9 x 130.5 x 67 cm.) (Conceived in 1886, this bronze version cast by the Coubertin Foundry in 1987 in an edition of 11, numbered 2/8 to 8/8 and I/IV to IV/IV.)
L'un des Bourgeois de Calais: Jean de Fiennes, Nu, Grand Modèle dit aussi 'Nu monumental' 79 1/2 x 51 3/8 x 26 3/8 in. (201.9 x 130.5 x 67 cm.) (Conceived in 1886, this bronze version cast by the Coubertin Foundry in 1987 in an edition of 11, numbered 2/8 to 8/8 and I/IV to IV/IV.)
$85,000
Nov 2025
Bonhams
Buste colossal de Saint Jean-Baptiste 21 9/16 x 19 1/2 in. (54.8 x 49.5 cm.) (Conceived in 1880, the enlarged version circa 1906, this bronze version cast by the E. Godard Foundry in 1986 in an edition of 12, numbered 1/8 to 8/8 and I/IV to IV/IV)
Buste colossal de Saint Jean-Baptiste 21 9/16 x 19 1/2 in. (54.8 x 49.5 cm.) (Conceived in 1880, the enlarged version circa 1906, this bronze version cast by the E. Godard Foundry in 1986 in an edition of 12, numbered 1/8 to 8/8 and I/IV to IV/IV)
$70,000
Nov 2025
Christie's
Torse de femme, étude type A, petit modèle
Torse de femme, étude type A, petit modèle
$21,590
Nov 2025
Christie's
Baiser, 3ème réduction
Baiser, 3ème réduction, 1886
£342,900 ($453k USD)
Oct 2025
Sotheby's
Masque d'Hanako, étude type E
Masque d'Hanako, étude type E
€9,000 ($13k USD)
Jul 2025
Christie's
Adam, taille originale dit aussi "Grand modèle"
Adam, taille originale dit aussi "Grand modèle", 1880
$2,772,500
May 2025
Christie's
Le Baiser, 4ème réduction dit aussi petit modèle
Le Baiser, 4ème réduction dit aussi petit modèle, 1886
$270,900
May 2025
Christie's
Iris, messagère des dieux, étude sans tête, petit modèle
Iris, messagère des dieux, étude sans tête, petit modèle
$201,600
May 2025
Christie's
Deux études de figures nues
Deux études de figures nues
$16,380
May 2025
Christie's
Femme nue assise tenant sa jambe droite écartée
Femme nue assise tenant sa jambe droite écartée
$15,120
May 2025
Christie's
Femme nue debout, les mains à sa chevelure dénouée
Femme nue debout, les mains à sa chevelure dénouée
$13,860
May 2025
Christie's
Femme nue assise en équilibre, pied droit posé sur son genou gauche
Femme nue assise en équilibre, pied droit posé sur son genou gauche
$12,600
May 2025
Sotheby's
L'Ombre, taille originale dite taille de la Porte
L'Ombre, taille originale dite taille de la Porte, 1880
$334,191
Apr 2025
Christie's
Femme à la robe jaune (Psyché)
Femme à la robe jaune (Psyché)
€17,640 ($19k USD)
Apr 2025
Christie's
Éternel Printemps, second état, 4ème réduction dite aussi 'n ° 2'
Éternel Printemps, second état, 4ème réduction dite aussi 'n ° 2', 1884
£163,800 ($216k USD)
Mar 2025

Upcoming Auctions 1

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AUGUSTE RODIN (1840-1917)
AUGUSTE RODIN (1840-1917)
Est. €20,000–€30,000
Jun 23, 2026

For Sale 10

Akim Monet Fine Arts, LLC · Artsy
Fils d'Ugolin, sans tête / Son of Ugolin, headless
Fils d'Ugolin, sans tête / Son of Ugolin, headless, 1904
Price on request
Bronze (Pictured: Plaster)
Stuart Lochhead Sculpture · Artsy
Caryatid with Urn
Caryatid with Urn, 1886
For sale
Plaster
HELENE BAILLY MARCILHAC · Artsy
Eternel printemps, second état, 3ème réduction
Eternel printemps, second état, 3ème réduction, 1914
Price on request
Bronze with nuanced brown patina
Akim Monet Fine Arts, LLC · Artsy
Châtiment (Punishment)
Châtiment (Punishment), 1906
US$75,000
Bronze
Daxer & Marschall · Artsy
Femme nue debout, de dos
Femme nue debout, de dos, 1898
For sale
Watercolor over pencil on paper
M.S. Rau · Artsy
L'Éternel Printemps
L'Éternel Printemps, 1905
US$1,285,000
Bronze with brown patina
M.S. Rau · 1stDibs
L'Éternel Printemps by Auguste Rodin
L'Éternel Printemps by Auguste Rodin
$1,285,000
Galerie Tourbillon sarl · 1stDibs
Bust of Jules Dalou
Bust of Jules Dalou
$339,053
Blond Contemporary · 1stDibs
Martyre (petit modèle)
Martyre (petit modèle)
$70,996
Galerie Tourbillon sarl · 1stDibs
Small head of the Man with the broken nose
Small head of the Man with the broken nose
$40,381
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Market3,741 auction results

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$45 – $19M
378 of 430 sculpture/objects lots with prices
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$610K
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$82.5K
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May 2026 · $102K
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Sculpture/objects: $82.5K medianWorks on paper: $15.1K medianPaintings: $121K medianUnclassified lots: $30.7K medianEditioned objects: $54.6K medianEditioned prints: $1.3K medianBooks/portfolios: $3.5K medianPosters/ephemera: $1.7K median
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Education1

École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (ENSAD)
Paris, France
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Publications37

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Catalogue Raisonné 1

Rodin in his time
Rizzoli · 2000

Monograph 10

The Art Of Rodin
Thames & Hudson · 2023
In Camera: Francis Bacon: Photography, Film and the Practice of Painting
Thames & Hudson · 2022
Rodin
Rizzoli · 2015
Rodin & Eros
Thames & Hudson · 2013
Rodin
Yale University Press · 2010
Auguste Rodin: Aquarelle aus der Sammlung des Musée Rodin, Paris
Hatje Cantz · 2004
Little Book of Rodin
Rizzoli · 2003
Rodin: The Hands of Genius
Thames & Hudson · 1992
Rodin
Thames & Hudson · 1980
Rodin
Phaidon Press · 1979

Exhibition Catalog 18

TANZ! DANCE!
Hatje Cantz · 2026
Rodin in the United States
Yale University Press · 2022
Rodin / Arp
Hatje Cantz · 2020
Rodin and the Art of Ancient Greece
Thames & Hudson · 2018
Rodin Author
Abrams · 2014
Rodin Author
Phaidon Press · 2013
Kunst zum Hören: Masken. Metamorphosen des Gesichts
Hatje Cantz · 2009
Masken: Metamorphosen des Gesichts von Rodin bis Picasso
Hatje Cantz · 2009
Auguste Rodin
Thames & Hudson · 2007
Auguste Rodin Author
Skira · 2006
Eros Author
Hatje Cantz · 2006
ArchiSculpture: Dialogues between Architecture and Sculpture from the 18th Century to the Present Day
Hatje Cantz · 2004
ArchiSkulptur: Dialoge zwischen Architektur und Plastik vom 18. Jahrhundert bis heute
Hatje Cantz · 2004
Auguste Rodin: Aquarelles de la collection du Musée Rodin, Paris
Hatje Cantz · 2004
Auguste Rodin: Watercolors from the collection of the Musée Rodin, Paris
Hatje Cantz · 2004
Von Rodin bis Baselitz: Der Torso in der Skulptur der Moderne
Hatje Cantz · 2001
Auguste Rodin, drawings and watercolors Author
Rizzoli · 1985
Rodin. Ausstellung, London, 23. September 2006 bis 1. Januar 2007
Hatje Cantz

Group Catalog 2

Beethoven bewegt
Hatje Cantz · 2020
Es könnte gelingen, wenn nur die Sonne weiter scheint ... Fondation Beyeler. Die Sammlung
Hatje Cantz · 2017

Survey 6

Where Art Meets Nature: The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden
Phaidon Press · 2024
Nineteenth-Century Art: A Critical History
Thames & Hudson · 2020
A New Way of Seeing: The History of Art in 57 Works
Thames & Hudson · 2018
Significant Others: Creativity and Intimate Partnership
Thames & Hudson · 2018
Die Wiener Secession: Vom Kunsttempel zum Ausstellungshaus
Hatje Cantz · 1997
The Vienna Secession: From Temple of Art to Exhibition Hall
Hatje Cantz · 1997
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Current Exhibitions0

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Past Exhibitions11

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#4,182 Miart Gallery London

AUGUSTE RODIN

Auguste Rodin

31-32 St James's St, London SW1A 1HD, UK

Dec 1, 2022 — Jan 15, 2023

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Museum Folkwang

NEW WORLDS

Vincent van Gogh, Paul Cézanne, Paul Gauguin, Barnett Newman, Auguste Rodin, Max Beckmann

Museumsplatz 1, 45128 Essen, Germany

Jan 1, 2019

NEW WORLDS 21. Jun 2019 – 30. Jun 2026 DIALOGUE OF THE ARTS

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Jill Newhouse Gallery

Auguste Rodin: 5 Sculptures of Hands

Auguste Rodin

4 E 81st St, New York, NY 10028, USA

Jan 26, 2018 — Feb 16, 2018

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Art Institute of Chicago

Rodin: Sculptor and Storyteller

RODIN

111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603, USA

Jan 1, 2018

Rodin: Sculptor and Storyteller Through March 4, 2018 Gallery 246

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Portland Art Museum

Rodin: The Human Experience

RODIN

1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR 97205, USA

Jan 21, 2017 — Apr 16, 2017

Exhibitions Rodin: The Human Experience Jan 21, 2017 – Apr 16, 2017

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#6,653 Abstract Erotic

Rodin and Dance: The Essence of Movement

Rodin

Office 306A, Berkeley Square House, Berkeley Square, London W1J 6BD, United Kingdom

Oct 20, 2016 — Jan 18, 2017

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Peabody Essex Museum

Rodin: Transforming Sculpture

RODIN

161 Essex St, Salem, MA 01970, USA

May 14, 2016 — Sep 5, 2016

May 14, 2016 – September 5, 2016

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Czartoryski Museum

Rodin / Dunikowski. Visions of Women

RODIN

Pijarska 15, 31-015 Kraków, Poland

Jan 1, 2016

08.10.2016 15.01.2017 Rodin / Dunikowski. Visions of Women The exhibition on display in the Szołayski House will constitute an attempt to confront the works ...

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Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Rodin: Sculptures from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation

RODIN

4525 Oak St, Kansas City, MO 64111, USA

Dec 22, 2012 — Jan 29, 2017

Rodin — December 22, 2012 – January 29, 2017

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Jill Newhouse Gallery

Auguste Rodin: Intimate Works

Auguste Rodin

4 E 81st St, New York, NY 10028, USA

Mar 1, 2011 — Apr 15, 2011

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Santa Barbara Museum of Art

Rodin and His Legacy

RODIN

1130 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USA

Jan 1, 1917

Rodin and His Legacy May 7 - August 13, 2017 A selection of bronze sculptures by Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917) and other artists who preceded and followe...

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Art Fair Appearances7

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TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2026
Taipei Dangdai — Taipei
2024
TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2024
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2023
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2022
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2019
TEFAF New York — New York
2018
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