Rediscovered Rodin sculpture surfaces at auction

A marble Rodin sculpture, Andromde (1887), owned by the same family since 1888, will be auctioned by Artcurial in Paris on 30 May. The whereabouts of the small-scale sculpture, which has never been exhibited, had been unknown. For Artcurial, the salecoinciding with the centenary of Rodins death and an exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris (till 31 July)represents a rediscovery. Carved in Carrara marble, the piece is estimated at 800,000 to 1.2m.The sensual sculpture of a young, nude woman dra