Musée Rodin in Paris is selling sculptures to pay the bills — and that's what the artist wanted. When he died in 1917, Rodin left the museum the original plaster molds of more than 100 sculptures just for this purpose.
in the southwest corner of Paris has a unique economic model to keep it running ... and it involves selling some of the artwork.sits amid pink and white roses in a spacious hedge lined garden, with the Eiffel Tower in the distance. If you recall seeingelsewhere, you're right. Thanks to Rodin's economic ingenuity, this statue and many of his others also can be found in galleries around the world.
Rykner acknowledges the existential questions that arise from this practice, but says you can't blame the museum for utilizing a system the artist himself put in place.There is a cap on editions — 12 per mold forever — so they maintain their rare value.With prices starting at around 30,000 euros and extending to tens of millions, the molds have become a crucial safety net.
"I think he wanted to be sure that his museum could survive and could be independent," Chevillot explains.John Macdougall/AFP via Getty ImagesAfter a four-month closure due to the coronavirus, the museum reopened to the public in early July. But the experience is different: There's a face mask requirement, a hand sanitizer machine at the entrance and a one-way path through the galleries.
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