Homer Schiff Saint-Gaudens

1882

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

Associated Names
Augustus Saint-Gaudens

Sculptor, American, born Ireland, 1848 - 1907

The sculpture shows the profile of a young child looking to the viewer's left. The child has curly hair and is dressed in a textured garment. The relief is beige or off-white and likely made of plaster. It is set against a green fabric background, giving a framed look. The details are slightly worn, giving the piece an aged look. There is faint lettering at the top.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    plaster

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Miss Burdette)

  • Dimensions

    overall: 50.8 × 25.4 × 3.18 cm (20 × 10 × 1 1/4 in.)
    framed: 61.6 × 36.2 × 1.27 cm (24 1/4 × 14 1/4 × 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.136.256

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Hattie E. Burdette [1872-1955], Washington; gift October 1948 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

across top of relief: TO MY FRIEND DOCTOR HENRY SCHIFF . THIS PORTRAIT / OF MY SON HOMER SCHIFF SAINT-GAUDENS AT THE / AGE OF SEVENTEEN MONTHS AUGUSTUS SAINT / GAUDENS . NEW YORK FEBRVARY M·D·C·C·C·L·X· / ·X·X·I·I·

Wikidata ID

Q63863763

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