Auguste Rodin
French · 1840–1917 · Painter, Printmaker
François Auguste René Rodin was a French sculptor generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. He was schooled traditionally and took a craftsman-like approach to his… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Le Baiser, 1ère réduction dite aussi "réduction n°1"Phillips · HK$11,745,000≈ $1,506,296≈ £1,129,073≈ €1,325,615Sign up to see
La Femme accroupie, grand modèle avec une Terrasse plus hauteMenzies · A$1,442,727≈ $1,478,074≈ £936,082≈ €1,076,607Sign up to see
La Femme accroupie, grand modele avec une terrasse plus hauteMenzies · A$1,104,545≈ $979,731≈ £597,579≈ €763,864Sign up to see
Auguste Rodin’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
26 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
14 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
1 sold lot(s) are awaiting a USD exchange rate and are excluded from averages.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on paper | 20 | 19 | 95% | $21kSign up | $14.3kSign up | $64.3kSign up |
| Watercolor | 14 | 13 | 93% | $24.5kSign up | $18.2kSign up | $64.3kSign up |
| Gouache | 2 | 2 | 100% | $12.8kSign up | $12.8kSign up | $14.3kSign up |
| Drawing | 4 | 4 | 100% | $13.5kSign up | $11.5kSign up | $21.3kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 11 | 6 | 55% | $1.2kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $2.3kSign up |
| Etching | 5 | 4 | 80% | $1.5kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $2.3kSign up |
| Drypoint | 3 | 1 | 33% | $800Sign up | $800Sign up | $800Sign up |
| Lithograph | 3 | 1 | 33% | $500Sign up | $500Sign up | $500Sign up |
| Sculpture | 87 | 74 | 85% | $136kSign up | $19.1kSign up | $1.5MSign up |
| Other | 2 | 1 | 50% | $33.4kSign up | $33.4kSign up | $33.4kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | $48.6kSign up |
| 2025 | 15 | 13 | $60.5kSign up |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | $13.6kSign up |
| 2023 | 11 | 10 | $6.6kSign up |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 | $17kSign up |
| 2021 | 19 | 14 | $13.1kSign up |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | $30.5kSign up |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | $31.9kSign up |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | $18.2kSign up |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | $44.6kSign up |
| 2016 | 5 | 3 | $3.3kSign up |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | $500Sign up |
| 2014 | 4 | 2 | $503kSign up |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | $429kSign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | $61.1kSign up |
| 2011 | 9 | 8 | $560Sign up |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | $6.5kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $95.2kSign up |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | $5.3kSign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $13.6kSign up |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 | $28kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $33.4kSign up |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | $12.4kSign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $17.8kSign up |