AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS (1848-1907)

Property of a Florida Estate

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AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS (1848-1907)

'Sarah Redwood Lee at the Age of Sixteen', A Bronze Relief

Inscribed in raised letters SARAH REDWOOD LEE AT THE AGE OF SIXTEEN, with the artist's monogram and FECIT
25 3/8in. (64.3cm.) high, weathered brown patina, in original stained wood frame

Literature

The National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Augustus Saint-Gaudens: The Portrait Reliefs, New York, 1969, cat. no 22
J.H. Dryfhout, The Work of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1982, cat. no. 94
K. Greenthal, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Master Sculptor, Boston, 1985, pp. 80-81, fig. 59

Lot Essay

In 1881, Saint-Gaudens modeled a double portrait relief of Mrs. Helen Parrish Lee and her daughter. He created the present relief, which he considered one of his best works, the same year by working from the study for the double portrait. The present bronze demonstrates how the artist reworked the image, refining and sharpening the model.