Glasgow museum says its £3m Auguste Rodin sculpture is missing
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Plaster sculpture bought by Glasgow Museum from the artist in 1901 is unlocated'
A statue by the French sculptor Auguste Rodin, part of his famous Les Bourgeois de Calais group, is currently unlocated" in Glasgow's art collections, museum officials have said.
The plaster sculpture, bought by Glasgow Museums from the artist in 1901, was exhibited in Kelvingrove Park from 25 June to 30 September 1949, according to Glasgow Life, the organisation in charge of many of the Scottish city's cultural venues. But since then, it seems to have been lost.
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