THINK What R35m Will Get You in Art
The Thinker is one of the most recognizable sculptures in the world. It even has a role in the new film Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.
Last week one of the Thinker sculptures by French master Auguste Rodin was sold at auction for more than 3 million euros (that’s $4.2 million or R35m) in Paris. This Thinker, which is just 28.5 inches high, set a record for any of the Thinkers. It’s part of a series of 21 sculptures made by Rodin.
For those who care, it was originally meant to be part of Rodin’s Gates of Hell inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy. Rodin made a first small plaster version around 1880 and the first large scale bronze was presented to the public in 1904. This particular Thinker was purchased by Emile Chouanard in 1917, the same year it was cast. Another Rodin statue owned by Chouanard, “Little Eve” also sold for a record price of over 2.4 million euros at the auction.
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