Impressed to lower region: COPYRIGHT AUGUSTUS-SAINT-GAUDENS

Eric Silver Works of Art, Forest Hills, New York; Private collection, New York, acquired from the above, January 1985.

Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, 1848-1907) Robert Louis Stevenson Bronze with brown patina 17-3/4 inches (45.1 cm) (diameter) Inscribed along lower edge: COPYRIGHT AUGUSTUS-SAINT-GAUDENS PROVENANCE: Eric Silver Works of Art, Forest Hills, New York; Private collection, New York, acquired from the above, January 1985. LITERATURE: J. Dryfhout, The Work of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1982, pp. 174-76, other examples mentioned; Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, Carved and Modeled: American Sculpture, 1810-1940, exhibition catalog, 1982, pp. 48-9, no. 23, another example illustrated; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York & Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Augustus Saint-Gaudens: Master Sculptor, exhibition catalog, 1985-86, pp. 119-20, other examples mentioned; T. Tolles, American Sculpture in The Metropolitan Museum of Art: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born before 1865, Vol. I, New York, 1999, pp. 188-92. nos. 124-25, other examples illustrated; T. Tolles, Augustus Saint-Gaudens in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2009, pp. 29, 69, 70, other examples illustrated. "Augustus Saint-Gaudens' portrayal of Robert Louis Stevenson in his sculptural works stands as a poignant testament to the writer's introspective nature and intellectual depth. Saint-Gaudens captures Stevenson not merely as a literary figure but as a contemplative soul, his likeness rendered with a delicate precision that evokes the writer's thoughtful and enigmatic persona." -M. Reid, "Sculpted Words: The Artistic Representation of Robert Louis Stevenson by Augustus Saint-Gaudens," Studies in Fine Arts, 2014, p. 102 HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

Presents well. Dust accumulation in the recesses. Areas of verdigris observed to areas of figure and sides.