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Frederick William MacMonnies
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description
- Frederick William MacMonnies
- Pan of Rohallion
- inscribed Frederick MacMonnies 1894 Paris 1890 with copyright and stamped with the Gruet Jeune Fondeur, Paris foundry mark
- gilded bronze
- Height: 30 1/4 inches
- (76.7 cm)
Provenance
Private Collection, Massachusetts
Literature
Janis Conner and Joel Rosenkranz, Rediscoveries in American Sculpture: Studio
Works 1893-1939, Houston, 1989, p. 126 (another example)
Mary Smart and E. Adina Gordon, A Flight with Fame: The Life and Art of Frederick
MacMonnies: with a Catalogue Raisonné of the Artist's Works, Madison,
Connecticut, 1996, pp. 92, 288 (another example)
Works 1893-1939, Houston, 1989, p. 126 (another example)
Mary Smart and E. Adina Gordon, A Flight with Fame: The Life and Art of Frederick
MacMonnies: with a Catalogue Raisonné of the Artist's Works, Madison,
Connecticut, 1996, pp. 92, 288 (another example)
Condition
in good condition, generally; scattered surfaces scratches, discolorations; minor pitting inside thighs of figure.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Pan of Rohallion was one of MacMonnies' most successful works. Originally commissioned by banker and collector, Edward Dean Adams, it was cast as an over-life-size bronze to adorn a fountain on his estate, Rohallion, in Sea Bright, New Jersey. As Janis Conner and Joel Rosencranz comment, "The first sculpture that MacMonnies reduced for sale as a 'parlor piece', it was a great commercial success and three other versions --10, 15 and 30 inches high--were subsequently made, offering enough variety for any niche, shelf or vitrine in a fashionable household. 'I never made anything that I sold so many of', the sculptor later recalled. So popular were these statuettes that they were cast by four foundries, including Gruet, Jaboeuf-Rouard and Leblanc-Barbiedienne in Paris and Roman Bronze Works in New York." (J. Conner and J. Rosenkranz, op. cit., p. 126)