1-Who is Auguste Rodin?
One of the greatest French sculptors of the second half of the 19th century, born in 1840 and died in 1917.

2-His style
Figurative but at the crossroads of the artistic paths of the 19th and 20th centuries, probably the first modern sculptor of his time.

3-The subject
First important work of Rodin, this nude sculpture caused a scandal, Rodin being accused of having molded it directly on the model. This scandal made him known and earned him the commission of The Gates of Hell in 1880.



4- bronze
Original sculpture of 1877, cast by the Alexis Rudier foundry before 1916

5- Estimate and auction results: Various prints including many posthumous ones, different sizes between 2,000 and 4 million euros