Lot Essay
Saint-Gaudens modeled the first version of his portrait relief of Stevenson in 1887, reworking it in various shapes and sizes throughout his career.
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS (1848-1907)
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AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS (1848-1907)
A Bronze Portrait Tondo of Robert Louis Stevenson
inscribed in raised letters with excerpt from 'Underwoods' by Stevenson, similarly inscribed TO.ALICE.KIRKHAM.GARRISON, CHARLES.F.M.KIM, M.D.C.C.C.LXXXVII and COPYRIGHT.BY.AVGVSTVS.SAINT.GAVDENS
17½in. (44.5cm.) diameter, blackish brown patina with traces of verdigris (edge pierced for mounting)
A Bronze Portrait Tondo of Robert Louis Stevenson
inscribed in raised letters with excerpt from 'Underwoods' by Stevenson, similarly inscribed TO.ALICE.KIRKHAM.GARRISON, CHARLES.F.M.KIM, M.D.C.C.C.LXXXVII and COPYRIGHT.BY.AVGVSTVS.SAINT.GAVDENS
17½in. (44.5cm.) diameter, blackish brown patina with traces of verdigris (edge pierced for mounting)
Provenance
Alice Kirkham Garrison
Lloyd Kirkham Garrison
By descent through the family
Lloyd Kirkham Garrison
By descent through the family
Literature
The National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Augustus Saint-Gaudens: The Portrait Reliefs, New York, 1969, nos. 39-41
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
K. Greenthal, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Master Sculptor, Boston, 1985, pp. 119-121
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
K. Greenthal, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Master Sculptor, Boston, 1985, pp. 119-121