''Young Woman with a Serpent'' (french: Jeune Fille au Serpent) is a c. 1885 sculpture by

Auguste Rodin François Auguste René Rodin (12 November 184017 November 1917) was a French sculptor, generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. He was schooled traditionally and took a craftsman-like approach to his work. Rodin possessed a uniqu ...

, realised in several media. The artist later used the figure in his 1905 '' Adam and Eve''.

Stolen bronze cast

A 1979 bronze cast of the work was stolen from a house in

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in 1991 and was missing for two decades until the Comité Rodin, expert of the artist recognized the work in 2010 when a

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brought it to

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to be auctioned. After a four-year legal battle between the insurer and the consignor, negotiations led by the

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resulted in the work being returned. It was subsequently sold at auction for $137,000 on November 13, 2015.

Casts

Another cast from 1988 is exhibited in the Musée Rodin.

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* Sculptures by Auguste Rodin category:Bronze sculptures Sculptures in the Museo Soumaya Sculptures of snakes 1885 sculptures Stolen works of art Recovered works of art {{Sculpture-stub

Stolen bronze cast

Casts

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