Lot 133
133
Gutzon Borglum (1867-1941)
Gutzon Borglum (1867-1941)

A Bronze Figure of John Ruskin

Details
Gutzon Borglum (1867-1941)
A Bronze Figure of John Ruskin
inscribed 'Gutzon Borglum 1903' and stamped 'GORHAM MFG. CO. FOUNDERS'
15in. (38.1cm.) high, brown patina
Provenance
Estate of Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge
Sale: New York, Sotheby's, October 31, 1975, lot 27
Literature
A.T.E. Gardner, American Sculpture: A Catalogue of the Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York, 1965, p. 102
W. Price, Gutzon Borglum: Artist and Patriot, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1952, pp. 61-63

Lot Essay

During his stay in London from 1893(5?)-1902, Borglum had the opportunity to meet the aging Ruskin (1819-1900). Upon his return to the United States, he sculpted this portrait of the critic for exhibition at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis.