A “copy” of the Mable Rodin sculpture is for sale for $1 M. French Auction
A copy of Auguste Rodin, considered to be a copy of Auguste Rodin, at the time verified as “extremely rare” and authentic, was recently sold at auction for 860,000 euros ($1 million).
An 11-inch character of a current woman, despair ((LeDésespoir(1892), disappeared after being sold at auction in 1906. After the current owner contacted Auctioneers Aymeric and Philippe Rouillac about another incident, a months-long investigation into the origins of the sculpture was confirmed by the artist’s leading authority Rodin.
“So we’ve rediscovered,” Aymeric Rouillac told AFP.
On June 8, Rouillac opened a 76 euro bid for €500,000 and then sold for €860,000 as part of the 37th Garden Party Auction at the Grand Country House Château de Villandry in western France.
According to Rodan Mudin, the artist modeled LeDésespoir As part of his extensive repertoire of the sculptures, his active reception of the sculpture encourages Rodin to work on other versions. A small marble was exhibited at the Rodin Museum in Philadelphia, while a 37-inch-tall limestone version was exhibited at the Canto Art Center at Stanford University.
“Although most sad descriptions are hidden in the hands of a person’s face or in a prone figure, Rodin’s sculpture represents a woman sitting on a rock, one knee bent over and stretched out the other leg, her hands clutching her feet,” Rodin said as she described. ” LeDésespoir.
In 2015, Sotheby’s sold 13-inch bronze and marble versions of the sculpture for £785,000, overestimated at £600,000.
