A sculpture by French artist Auguste Rodin that had disappeared from public view for almost 120 years and was thought to be a copy has sold for 860,000 euros ($984,000) at auction. “Le Désespoir,” ...

For years, a French family kept a small marble sculpture among family photos on top of their piano. The one-foot-tall artwork depicted a seated woman holding her leg in the air, and its owners thought ...

Auguste Rodin's masterpiece The Gates of Hell is an epic achievement: a massive portal to Hades inspired by Dante's Inferno, its towering doors covered with nearly 200 individual figures. Commissioned ...

The previous owners displayed the sculpture on a piano alongside family photos Gabrielle Rockson is a Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 and covers entertainment and human interest ...

The Gibbes Museum of Art’s Alex Rich with a maquette of Rodin’s "Gates of Hell." Credit: Photo by Emily Plank; used with permission. In a coup for the Gibbes Museum of Art, patrons can expect to cross ...

A sculpture which had long been believed to be a copy of French artist Auguste Rodin's work has sold for $984,000. On Tuesday, June 10, auction house Rouillac confirmed to CNN that the artifact, which ...

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