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.
Property ofMISS FRANCES HUNTER JONES
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 letter with excerpts from 'Underwoods' by Stevenson, similarly inscribed 'TO ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON M-D-C-C-C-LXXXVII' and indistinctly stamped 'COPYRIGHT-BY-AVGVSTVS-SAINT-GAVDENS'
11¾in. (29.8cm.) Diameter; brown patina (Drill holes); mounted on a Tiffany wood frame
A Bronze Portrait Tondo of Robert Louis Stevenson
inscribed in raised letter with excerpts from 'Underwoods' by Stevenson, similarly inscribed 'TO ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON M-D-C-C-C-LXXXVII' and indistinctly stamped 'COPYRIGHT-BY-AVGVSTVS-SAINT-GAVDENS'
11¾in. (29.8cm.) Diameter; brown patina (Drill holes); mounted on a Tiffany wood frame
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