Rodin’s, however, wasn’t The Thinker. I have no attachment to his other works, of which the art museum here has several. I never thought I needed more.

It was first exhibited individually in 1888, before it was enlarged in 1904. Many large-scale castings of The Thinker now exist worldwide, including the one in the garden of the Rodin Museum in Paris.

Of course, statues can’t be diagnosed with autism, but recent research suggests that what Rodin’s famous statue, The Thinker, depicts is in fact an autistic mode of cognition.

Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917), The Thinker, large version, modeled 1903, cast by Alexis Rudier 1928, bronze, Baltimore Museum of Art, The Jacob Epstein Collection, 1930.25.1 You might know ...

For all but the fine art mavens among us, Rodin was famous for The Thinker, the muscled dude cogitating with his chin in his fist. In Southern California, where I live, you can wave to the ...

A casting of Auguste Rodin's "The Thinker" sculpture, one of the most iconic works of art in the world, sold for 10.7 million euros ($11.14 million) at a Paris auction on Thursday.

ASSOCIATED PRESS Staff members prepare to move Rodin’s The Thinker bronze statue during installation at the Louvre Museum in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019.

When he died in 1917, Auguste Rodin left the museum plaster casts for just this purpose. Above, The Thinker (Le Penseur) is pictured ahead of the Musée Rodin's reopening in November 2015.

A casting of Auguste Rodin’s “The Thinker” sculpture, one of the most iconic works of art in the world, sold for 10.7 million euros ($11.14 million) at a Paris auction on Thursday.

Of course, statues can’t be diagnosed with autism, but recent research suggests that what Rodin’s famous statue, The Thinker, depicts is in fact an autistic mode of cognition.

Staff members prepare to move Rodin's The Thinker bronze statue during installation at the Louvre Museum in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019.