Amor Caritas

model 1880-1898, cast by 1905

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

Sculptor, American, born Ireland, 1848 - 1907

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On View

West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G7

Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Collection of the artist; purchased 1905 by Franklin MacVeagh [1837-1934], Chicago;[1] probably by inheritance to his son, Eames MacVeagh [1871-1948], Chicago; purchased 1942 by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art.
[1] The artist's Income Account Journal, 1896-1908, entry for 9 November 1905 (Papers of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Manuscript ML-4, Rauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire).

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1966

  • Past and Present: 250 Years of American Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 15 April - 30 September 1966, unpublished checklist.

1975

  • 150th Anniversary of the National Academy of Design, National Collection of Fine Arts (now Smithsonian American Art Museum), Washington, 6 June - 1 September 1975, no. 107, repro.

1993

  • Beaux-Arts to Moderne: Roots of Modern Sculpture, Fine Arts Program of the Federal Reserve Board, Washington, 22 June - 13 August 1993, no. 16.

2008

  • The American Evolution: A History through Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 1 March - 27 July 2008, unpublished checklist.

2009

  • American Bronzes from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 29 April 2009 - 2013, no catalogue.

2013

  • American Journeys: Visions of Place, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 21 September 2013 - 28 September 2014, unpublished checklist.

Bibliography

2000

  • Cash, Sarah, with Terrie Sultan. American Treasures of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. New York, 2000: 130, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q63863764

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