Tag: Auguste Rodin.

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    A Gift from Auguste Rodin to Eugène Carrière: Hands as a Token of Friendship

    If the hand is Rodin's preferred motif, three plaster studies tell the story of the admiration and friendship between the sculptor and the painter Eugène Carrière. Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), ensemble de trois études de main en plâtre (a group of three studies of hands in plaster, Main droite (Right Hand) n° 3,…

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    Royère and Rodin, The Dynamic Duo

    Two works by famous artists achieved the highest bids: Jean Royère’s polar bear sofa and Auguste Rodin’s Saint John the Baptist. Jean Royère (1902-1981), “Polar Bear” Boule sofa, c. 1952, beechwood frame, banana backrest and seat cushion, entirely upholstered in the original red mohair velvet, five cylindrical oak legs, 78 x 230 x 130…

    Jean Royère (1902-1981), “Polar Bear” Boule sofa, c. 1952, beechwood frame, banana backrest and seat cushion, entirely upholstered in the original red mohair velvet, five cylindrical oak legs, 78 x 230 x 130 cm/ 30.70 x 90.55 x 51.18 cm. Result: €1,012,500