Lot 111
  • 111

FREDERICK WILLIAM MACMONNIES | Pan of Rohallion

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • Pan of Rohallion
  • inscribed Frederick MacMonnies/Paris 1890/copyright 1894 and stamped with the Jaboeuf et Rouard foundry mark (on the back of the sphere) 
  • bronze with brown patina
  • height: 30 inches (76.2 cm) on a 2 1/4 inch (5.7 cm) marble base

Provenance

Sold: Christie's, New York, March 2, 2006, lot 110
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale

Literature

Janis Conner and Joel Rosenkranz, Rediscoveries in American Sculpture: Studio Works 1893-1939, Houston, Texas, 1989, p. 126
E. Adina Gordon, The Sculpture of Frederick William MacMonnies: A Critical Catalogue, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1998, p. 121
Glenn P. Opitz, Dictionary of American Sculptors: 18th Century to the Present, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1894, p. 575, another example illustrated
Mary Smart and E. Adina Gordon, A Flight with Fame: The Life and Art of Frederick MacMonnies, Madison, Connecticut, 1996, pp. 92, 288, another example illustrated

Condition

Please contact Charlotte Mitchell in the American Art department at (212) 606 7280 or charlotte.mitchell@sothebys.com for this condition report.
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.
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Catalogue Note

Pan of Rohallion, the first of a series of fountain figures sculpted by Frederick MacMonnies 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.