Frederick William MacMonnies (1863-1937)

'Pan of Rohallion'

Details

Frederick William MacMonnies (1863-1937)
'Pan of Rohallion'
inscribed 'Pan of Rohallion' along the base, inscribed 'Frederick MacMonnies/copyright 1894 Paris 1890' amd stamped with the Jaboeuf & Rouard foundry seal, also inscribed 'TO.PAN.OF.ROHALLION.O.ANNO.DOMINI M.D.C.C.LX.L'
bronze with weathered patina
29¾ in. (75.6 cm.) high

Literature

J. Conner and J. Rosenkranz, Rediscoveries in American Sculpture: Studio Works 1893-1939, Houston, Texas, 1989, p. 126
E.A. Gordon, The Sculpture of Frederick William Macmonnies: A Critical Catalogue, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1998, p. 121
G.P. Opitz, Dictionary of American Sculptors: 18th Century to the Present, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1984, p. 575, illustration of another example
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

Lot Essay

Pan of Rohallion, the first in a series of fountain figures sculpted by MacMonnies in the 1890s, was originally designed for the estate of Edward Adams in Seabright, New Jersey. One of the artist's most successful models, it was edited by both French and American foundries in several sizes.

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