Lot Essay
Pan of Rohallion, the first in a series of fountain figures sculpted by MacMonnies in the 1890's, was designed for Rohallion, Edward Adams' summer estate which was designed by Stanford White.
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Pan of Rohallion
Details
Frederick William MacMonnies (1863-1937)
Pan of Rohallion
inscribed 'Frederick MacMonnies copyright 1894 Paris 1890' and 'TO. PAN.OF.ROHALLION ANNO DOMINI.M.D.C.C.C.LX.L' and stamped 'ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y-' (on the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
29½ in. (75 cm.) high
Pan of Rohallion
inscribed 'Frederick MacMonnies copyright 1894 Paris 1890' and 'TO. PAN.OF.ROHALLION ANNO DOMINI.M.D.C.C.C.LX.L' and stamped 'ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y-' (on the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
29½ in. (75 cm.) high
Literature
M. Smart and E.A. Gordon, A Flight with Fame: The Life and Art of Frederick MacMonnies, Madison, Connecticut, 1996, p. 92, illustration of another example.