3 min read · 16 May 2025

Main gauche de pianiste, grand modèle. Image courtesy of Bonhams
Auguste Rodin, Main gauche de pianiste, grand modèle sold for $146,500, more than one and a half times the low estimate at Bonhams in New York on May 15.
The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $137,200, equivalent to an annualized return of 6%. It last sold at auction in 1983 for $9,352 at Sotheby's.
Bronze with green and black patina. The work has been traded 7 times in the past.

Sale Date | Price | Price Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2025-05-15 | $146,500 | 1467 % | Bonhams | New York |
1983-12-07 | $9,352 | - | Sotheby's | London |
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