How much is the thinker worth?

Auguste Rodin’s The Thinker sells for a record $15.3 million at auction.

Was Rodin real on Antiques Roadshow?

They’re all reproductions. In the 21 years of the ROADSHOW, there’s been one authentic Remington bronze, and you’ve probably come in with the only authentic Rodin bronze ever to come in to the show.

How many the thinker statues are there?

All told, there are twenty-five 72-inch versions of Auguste Rodin’s The Thinker. Of these, fewer than ten were cast and patinated during his lifetime. One of the last Rodin-supervised casts can be found in Cleveland, Ohio, where it sits directly in front of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

How many cases of the thinker are there?

About 28 monumental-sized bronze casts are in museums and public places. In addition, there are sculptures of different study-sized scales and plaster versions (often painted bronze) in both monumental and study sizes.

How much is a Rodin bronze sculpture worth?

A sculpture by Auguste Rodin has sold for a record $20.4m (£14m) at an auction of impressionist and modern art in the US.

What should I bring to Antique Roadshow?

Each ticket holder can bring two items (and must bring at least one item). Except for our KOSO ticket winners (who are selected by ANTIQUES ROADSHOW producers to bring specific items), ANTIQUES ROADSHOW does not prescreen items brought to the event.

Where is Rodin buried?

Auguste Rodin/Place of burial

Who is the statue of The Thinker?

Auguste Rodin
The Thinker, French Le Penseur, sculpture of a pensive nude male by French artist Auguste Rodin, one of his most well-known works.

Where is the Rodin statue?

The Thinker/Locations

Was Rodin married?

m. 1917–1917
Auguste Rodin/Spouse
Throughout his life and other loves, he had a long relationship with seamstress Rose Beuret beginning in 1864, and they had a child together. He married her two weeks before her death in February 1917.

Who built Musee Rodin?

Rodin Museum, French Musée Rodin, museum in Paris, France, showcasing the sculptures, drawings, and other works of the French artist Auguste Rodin and based in the Hôtel Biron. The Hôtel Biron, covering 3 hectares (7.4 acres) of land in Paris, was completed in 1730 by Jean Aubert.

Where did Rodin go to school?

Auguste Rodin/Education

Where did Camille Claudel live?

Camille Claudel/Places lived
In response to such advice, in 1882, along with her mother, Paul and her younger sister, Louise, Camille Claudel moved to the Montparnasse neighbourhood of Paris while her father continued to work elsewhere and supported the family from afar.

What was Rodin’s first sculpture?

His first sculpture was a bust of his father in 1860, and he produced at least 56 portraits between 1877 and his death in 1917. Early subjects included fellow sculptor Jules Dalou (1883) and companion Camille Claudel (1884).

Who was Rodin’s girlfriend?

Camille Claudel
The ballet is dedicated to the life and creative work sculptor Auguste Rodin and his apprentice, lover and muse, Camille Claudel.

Why was Camille Claudel put in an asylum?

Considered a genius by contemporaries, Claudel was trying to be an artist during a time when women weren’t considered artists. Her struggle led to her mental decline, ultimately ending up in an asylum. After smashing most of her work to pieces and being admitted, she never created art again.

Did Camille Claudel have any children?

Of her three children, Louise-Athenaise favored Claudel the least, preferring her obedient and traditional younger sister, Louise. In a household filled with discord, Claudel turned for affection to her father, and especially to her brother, Paul, to whom she grew very close.

Did Camille Claudel have an abortion?

Claudel faced many trials as a woman and as a female artist. … As a woman in late 19th century French society however, the support of her family was crucial to survival. The sculptor was forced to have an abortion during her relationship to an increasingly unfaithful Rodin.

Where was Camille Claudel from?

Camille Claudel/Place of birth