$15,600
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, 1848-1907) Jules Bastien-Lepage Titled, inscribed and signed within the composition "IULES BASTIEN-LEPAGE AETATIS XXXI · PARIS · MDCCCLXXX · AVGVSTVS ·/SAINT-GAVDENS · FECIT" across the top. Cast iron with a bronze-colored patina, 14 3/4 x 10 3/8 in. (37.5 x 26.5 cm). Condition: Curl to bottom edge, oxidation, small hole drilled at center top for hanging, scattered minor abrasions, surface accretions/grime. Literature: John H. Dryfhout, The Work of Augustus Saint-Gaudens (Hanover: University Press of New England, 1982), no. 87, p. 107 (an iron version made in 1881 by electrotype process by the Magee Furnace Company of Chelsea, Massachusetts).
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-09-20
