'Pan of Rohallion'

Details

Frederick William MacMonnies (1863-1937)
'Pan of Rohallion'
fitted as a fountain, inscribed 'Frédérick.MacMonnies/Copyright 1894 Paris 1890' and stamped with foundry Mark 'E Grouet jeune'Fondeur Paris' (along the sphere)--inscribed to base 'TO.PAN.OF.ROHALLION.ANNO.DOMINI.M.D.C.C.C.L.X.L.
bronze with brown patina
30 in. (76.2 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, 1894, p. 575, another example illustrated.
M. Smart and E.A. Gordon, A Flight with Fame: The Life and Art of Frederick MacMonnies, Madison, Connecticut, 1996, pp. 92, 288, another example illustrated.

Lot Essay

Pan of Rohallion, the first of a series of fountain figures sculpted by MacMonies in the 1890s, was originally designed for the estate of Howard 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: ten inches, fifteen inches and thirty inches high versions.

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