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ARTFIXdaily News Feed - Monday, May 19, 2014

Plans Finalized to Merge Corcoran with National Gallery, George Washington University
AP - May 18th, 2014 22:34

Details have been finalized in the merger of DC's financially-troubled Corcoran Gallery of Art, one of the oldest museums in the U..S., with two other institutions.

Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917), circa 1905 lifetime casting ‘Le Desespoir’ (Despair), green-patinated bronze and carved marble, signed ‘A. Rodin’ on top of base with raised ‘A. Rodin’ on underside of bronze, 13¾in high x 12in wide x 11in long. Authenticated by Comite Rodin, Paris. Est. $60,000-$80,000.

Newly Authenticated Rodin Fetches $306,800 at Auction

A New York auction house could not authenticate it, but a sculpture that a family owned since 1960 finally got validation as an original work by Auguste Rodin when it sold for $306,800 at...

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