Details
| Artist | Augustus Saint-Gaudens, American, 1848-1907 |
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| Maker | Magee Furnace Company, Chelsea, MA |
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| Date | 1881 |
| Medium | iron electrotype with bronze patina |
| Dimensions | Overall: 16 × 11 5/8 × 2 1/8 inches (40.6 × 29.5 × 5.4 cm) |
| Credit Line | Gift of Carl F. Clarke |
| Accession Number | 44.2 |
| Department | American Art before 1950 |
| Not On View |
Signed, Marks, Inscriptions
| Signed | Signed and inscribed, across top of piece: JVLES.BASTIEN-LEPAGE. AETATIS.XXXI.PARIS.M.D.C.C.C.LXXX AVGVSTVS.| SAINT-GAUDENS. FECIT |
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| Inscriptions | Inscribed across top of piece: JVLES.BASTIEN-LEPAGE. AETATIS.XXXI.PARIS.M.D.C.C.C.LXXX AVGVSTVS.| SAINT-GAUDENS. FECIT |
Provenance
Carl F. Clarke;
1944-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1944-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Published References
Cortissoz, Royal. Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Boston, 1907, pp.13-14 (ill. of unidentified example).
Hind, C. Lewis. Augustus Saint-Gaudens. New York, 1908, p. 13 (ill. of unidentified example).
Memorial Exhibition of the Works of Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Exh. cat., The Carnegie Institute. Pittsburgh, 1909, no. 19.
Memorial Exhibit. Exh. cat., Art Association of Indianapolis. Indianapolis, 1909, no. 18.
Saint-Gaudens, Homer, ed. The Reminiscences of Augusts Saint-Gaudens. New York, 1913, Vol. 1, pp. 217, 250.
Bulletin of the DIA 23, 5 (1943-1944): p. 44 (ill.).
Dryfhout, John H. The Work of Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Hanover, NH, 1982, pp. 107-108.
Barter, Judith, et. al. American Arts at the Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, 1998, pp. 260-270 (ill. of another electrotype at the Art Institute of Chicago).
Hind, C. Lewis. Augustus Saint-Gaudens. New York, 1908, p. 13 (ill. of unidentified example).
Memorial Exhibition of the Works of Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Exh. cat., The Carnegie Institute. Pittsburgh, 1909, no. 19.
Memorial Exhibit. Exh. cat., Art Association of Indianapolis. Indianapolis, 1909, no. 18.
Saint-Gaudens, Homer, ed. The Reminiscences of Augusts Saint-Gaudens. New York, 1913, Vol. 1, pp. 217, 250.
Bulletin of the DIA 23, 5 (1943-1944): p. 44 (ill.).
Dryfhout, John H. The Work of Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Hanover, NH, 1982, pp. 107-108.
Barter, Judith, et. al. American Arts at the Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, 1998, pp. 260-270 (ill. of another electrotype at the Art Institute of Chicago).
