artists. Rodin fought against forgeries of his works as early as 1901, and since his death, many cases of organized, large-scale forgeries have been revealed. A massive forgery was discovered by French authorities in the early 1990s and led to the conviction of art dealer Guy Hain. To deal with the complexity of bronze reproduction, France has promulgated several laws since 1956 which limit reproduction to twelve casts – the maximum number that can be made from an artist's plasters and still be considered his work. As a result of this limit, The Burghers of Calais, for example, is found in fourteen cities. In the market for sculpture, plagued by fakes, the value of a piece increases significantly when its provenance can be established. A Rodin work with a verified history sold for US$4.8 million in 1999, and Rodin's bronze Ève, grand modele – version sans rocher sold for $18.9 million at a 2008 Christie's auction in New York. Art critics concerned about authenticity have argued that taking a cast does not equal reproducing a Rodin sculpture – especially given the importance of surface treatment in Rodin's work. A number of drawings previously attributed to Rodin are now known to have been forged by Ernest Durig. Citations General sources (Online Essay) Further reading Corbett, Rachel (2016). You Must Change Your Life: the Story of Rainer Maria Rilke and Auguste Rodin, New York: W. W. Norton and Company. . Sanyal, Narayan (1984). Rodin, Dey's Publishing Company, Kolkata. . Vincent, Clare. "Auguste Rodin (1840–1917)". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. (October 2004) Tobias G. Natter, Max Hollein (Eds.): Klimt & Rodin: An Artistic Encounter.'' DelMonico Books – Prestel Publishing, Munich e. a. 2017, ISBN 978-3-7913-5708-9. External links Musée Rodin, Paris Friends of Rodin, association organizing for its members events around Auguste Rodin Rodin Museum, Philadelphia Auguste Rodin at the National Gallery of Art Rodin Collection, Stanford University Auguste Rodin: Timeline of Art History Metropolitan Museum of Art Rodin Exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum Nov 1987 – Jan 1988 Rodin at the Victoria and Albert Museum Correspondence with Walter Butterworth held at the University of Salford Public Art Fund: Rodin at Rockefeller Center Video documentary about Rodin's work (by Ranier Maria Rilke, trans. by Jessie Lemont & Hans Trausil) Portrait of Auguste Rodin by Alphonse Legros at University of Michigan Museum of Art 1840 births