Auguste Rodin

French | 1840 - 1917

Auguste Rodin was a French Impressionist & Modern sculptor who was born in 1840.

How much does an Auguste Rodin cost?

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.

What is Auguste Rodin's most expensive sculpture?

Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 20,410,000 USD for L'脡TERNEL PRINTEMPS, sold at Sotheby's New York in 2016. In the past 12 months, his sculptures have averaged 61,781 USD, while his works on paper have sold for an average of 14,817 USD.

Where can I see Auguste Rodin's works?

His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Legion of Honor, FAMSF in San Francisco. Numerous key galleries and museums such as State Hermitage Museum have featured Auguste Rodin's work in the past.

Auguste Rodin in the news

Auguste Rodin has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for MOUSSE Magazine in April 2025. The artist died in 1917.

Artist's alternative names: Auguste Ren茅 Fran莽ois Rodin, Rodin

Featured for Sale

Femme nue debout, les mains 脿 sa chevelure d茅nou茅e

Femme nue debout, les mains à sa chevelure dénouée ,1890

By Auguste Rodin

Christie's New York

Iris, messag猫re des dieux, 茅tude avec t锚te

Iris, messagère des dieux, étude avec tête

By Auguste Rodin

Phillips New York

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At Auction

Notable Lots

Baiser, moyen mod猫le dit "Taille de la Porte" - mod猫le avec base simplifi茅e - Auguste Rodin

Baiser, moyen modèle dit "Taille de la Porte" - modèle avec base simplifiée ,1885

By Auguste Rodin

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Penseur, Taille de la Porte dit "Moyen Mod猫le" - Auguste Rodin

Penseur, Taille de la Porte dit "Moyen Modèle" ,1880

By Auguste Rodin

-7%

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IRIS, MESSAG脠RE DES DIEUX - Auguste Rodin

IRIS, MESSAGÈRE DES DIEUX ,1890

By Auguste Rodin

+822%

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Upcoming Lots

Auguste Rodin "Le Printemps" Drypoint Etching

By Auguste Rodin

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A. Rodin ,1966

By Auguste Rodin

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Main gauche de pianiste, grand modèle

By Auguste Rodin

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Recent Auction Results

Enfants au lézard

By Auguste Rodin

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Andromède

By Auguste Rodin

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Thekiss ,1840

Attributed to Auguste Rodin

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Current Exhibitions

Rodin / Bourdelle. Body to Body

La Piscine Museum, Roubaix

Roubaix | France

Mar 01,2025 - Jun 01,2025

French Moderns: Monet To Matisse, 1850鈥�1950

Vero Beach Museum of Art

Vero Beach | Florida | USA

Feb 01,2025 - Jun 22,2025

Medardo Rosso: Inventing Modern Sculpture

Kunstmuseum Basel, Hauptbau & Neubau

Basel | Switzerland

Mar 29,2025 - Aug 10,2025

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Articles

The Guardian 13/04/2025

After years in a private sitting room, an early version of the masterpiece is expected to fetch 鈧�500,000

Texte Zur Kunst 11/04/2025

Some days begin in our dressing gowns 鈥� as does this edition of Seen & Read.

ArtDaily 11/04/2025

Bruce Silverstein Gallery presents Photographer as Sculptor, Sculptor as Photographer, the inaugural exhibition of its new gallery space.

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Coverage

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

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

鈥� ..Rodin鈥檚 focus on depicting human emotion and intimate moments upended the world of traditional sculpture in the late 19th and early 20th centuries... 鈥�
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Fairfield University Art Museum

鈥� ..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... 鈥�
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The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

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