FILE- In this Friday, March 29, 2016 file photo, Rodin's "Eternal Springtime" is viewed during the spring auction preview at Sotheby's, in New York. A sculpture of a kneeling Hitler and two Fauve period paintings are also among the offerings at the impressionist, modern and contemporary art evening auctions at Sotheby's and Christie's in New York, Monday, May 9. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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NEW YORK (AP) - The Latest on Sotheby's sale of impressionist and modern art (all times local):
8:30 p.m.
A rare marble sculpture by Auguste Rodin (ah-GOOST' roh-DAN') has sold for a record $20.4 million at an auction of impressionist and modern art in New York.
Rodin's "Eternal Springtime" was created out of a single block of marble in 1901-1903. Its sale at Sotheby's was a record price for any Rodin sculpture sold at auction. The previous record was "Iris, Messenger of the Gods," a bronze work owned by Sylvester Stallone that sold for $16.6 million in February.
Other highlights among the 62 works offered Monday evening included Paul Signac's (SIN'-yak) "The Port Houses, Saint-Trope." It fetched $10.7 million.
A work created during the short-lived Fauve period also garnered strong bidding. Maurice de Vlaminck's 1905 landscape "Underbrush" sold for $16.4 million.
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12:03 a.m.
A rare marble sculpture by Auguste Rodin (ah-GOOST' roh-DAN') and three French paintings never before at auction are among the highlights of Sotheby's sale of impressionist and modern art.
Paul Signac's (SIN'-yak) "The Port Houses, Saint-Trope" could bring $8 million to $12 million and is among 62 works being offered at the evening sale on Monday.
There also are two major works created during the short-lived Fauve period. Andre Derain's 1906 view of the River Thames, "Red Sails," is estimated to sell at between $15 million and $20 million. Maurice de Vlaminck's 1905 landscape "Underbrush" has a $12 million to $18 million estimate.
Rodin's "Eternal Springtime" was created out of a single block of marble in 1901-1903. It was last auctioned in 1977 and could bring $8 million to $12 million.
FILE- In this Friday, March 29, 2016 file photo, Cy Twombly's "Untitled" from the Blackboard series is displayed during the spring auction preview at Sotheby's, in New York. A sculpture of a kneeling Hitler and two Fauve period paintings are also among the offerings at the impressionist, modern and contemporary art evening auctions at Sotheby's and Christie's in New York, Monday, May 9. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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FILE- In this Friday, March 29, 2016, file photo, Andy Warhol's "Self-Portrait (Fright Wig)" is displayed during the spring auction preview at Sotheby's. A sculpture of a kneeling Hitler and two Fauve period paintings are also among the offerings at the impressionist, modern and contemporary art evening auctions at Sotheby's and Christie's in New York, Monday, May 9. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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FILE - In this Friday, March 29, 2016 file photo, Monet's "Low Tide at Petite-Dalles" is displayed during the spring auction preview at Sotheby's. A sculpture of a kneeling Hitler and two Fauve period paintings are also among the offerings at the impressionist, modern and contemporary art evening auction at Sotheby's and Christie's in New York, Monday, May 9. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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FILE- In this Friday, March 29, 2016, file photo, Paul Signac's "The Port Houses, Saint-Tropez" is viewed during the spring auction preview at Sotheby's, in New York. A sculpture of a kneeling Hitler and two Fauve period paintings are among the offerings at the impressionist, modern and contemporary art evening auctions at Sotheby's and Christie's in New York, Monday, May 9. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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FILE- In this Friday, March 29, 2016, file photo, Maurice de Vlaminck's "Underbrush" is displayed during the spring auction preview at Sotheby's, in New York. A sculpture of a kneeling Hitler and two Fauve period paintings are among the offerings at the impressionist, modern and contemporary art evening auctions at Sotheby's and Christie's in New York, Monday, May 9. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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