Sealed with a kiss: The man who made The Thinker One of the world's most famous sculptors found recognition in the UK long before he was fêted in his own land. As the Royal Academy prepares ...

For years, a French family kept a small marble sculpture among family photos on top of their piano. The one-foot-tall artwork depicted a seated woman holding her leg in the air, and its owners thought ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. By comparison with other forms of fine art, a high proportion of sculpture is literally “out there ...