Lot Essay
Saint-Gaudens modelled the first version of his portrait relief of Stevenson in 1887, reworking it in various shapes and sizes throughout his career.
Details
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848-1907)
A Bronze Portrait Tondo of Robert Louis Stevenson
inscribed with several stanzas from Underwoods by Stevenson and 'TO ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, AVGVSTVS SAINT-GAVDENS, .M.DCCCLXXXVII' and again 'AVGVSTVS SAINT-GAVDENS' and impressed with seal 'COPYRIGHT BY AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS MDCCCXCIX'
11¾in. (29.6cm.) diameter, blackish brown patina, in original wood frame
A Bronze Portrait Tondo of Robert Louis Stevenson
inscribed with several stanzas from Underwoods by Stevenson and 'TO ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, AVGVSTVS SAINT-GAVDENS, .M.DCCCLXXXVII' and again 'AVGVSTVS SAINT-GAVDENS' and impressed with seal 'COPYRIGHT BY AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS MDCCCXCIX'
11¾in. (29.6cm.) diameter, blackish brown patina, in original wood frame
Provenance
James Graham and Sons
Literature
J. H. Dryfhout, 'Robert Louis Stevenson', Metamorphoses in Nineteenth Century Sculpture, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1975, pp. 197-200
J. H. Dryfhout, The Work of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1982, cat. no. 133, p.176 (this example cited)
J. H. Dryfhout, The Work of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1982, cat. no. 133, p.176 (this example cited)
Exhibited
'The Monumental Ideal', Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, Sept. 20 - Nov. 10, 1991