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Fresh-to-market Rodin could command $400K at Freeman’s, Feb. 22

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Auguste Rodin, ‘Mere et Fille Mourante (Mrs. Merrill and her Daughter Sally),’ est. $250,000-$400,000

Auguste Rodin, ‘Mere et Fille Mourante (Mrs. Merrill and her Daughter Sally),’ est. $250,000-$400,000

PHILADELPHIA — Freeman’s February 22 European Art and Old Masters auction will feature Auguste Rodin’s Mere et Fille Mourante (Mrs. Merrill and her Daughter Sally), a moving mother-and-child sculpture depicting Mrs. Thomas Merrill and her daughter Sally, born during her first marriage to former Governor of Michigan Charles Croswell. Freeman’s presentation of Mere et Fille Mourante marks the first time the sculpture has appeared at auction since its commission. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Tate Modern reunites Rodin plasters for insightful exhibit

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Auguste Rodin, ‘Right hand of Pierre and Jacques de Wissant,’ 1885–86, Musee Rodin, S.00332

Auguste Rodin, ‘Right hand of Pierre and Jacques de Wissant,’ 1885–86, Musee Rodin, S.00332

LONDON – From May 17 to November 21, Tate Modern presents a major new exhibition of Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917). It shows how he broke the rules of classical sculpture to create a dramatically different image of the human body, mirroring the ruptures, complexities and uncertainties of the modern age. Featuring more than 200 works, many of which have never been shown outside France, The EY Exhibition: The Making of Rodin offers a unique insight into Rodin’s ways of thinking and making.

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