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Augustus Saint-Gaudens American, 1848-1907 The Puritan , conceived 1886, cast after 1900 and before 1905 Inscribed AVGVSTVS-SAINT-GAVDENS and COPYRIGHT BY / AVGVSTVS SAINT GAVDENS / -M-D-C-C-C-X-C-I-X , also inscribed THE PVRITAN on the base Bronze with a green-brown patina Height 30 1/2 inches (77.5 cm) Included with this lot is the marble pedestal illustrated in the catalogue. Provenance: Collection of a prominent corporation Dr. Thomas H. Willard, gift from the above in recognition of his service, circa 1904/5 Paul Willard, by descent from the above circa 1936 Collection of a prominent corporation, gifted back from the above Literature: W. Craven, Sculpture in America , Cranbury, New Jersey, 1968, pp. 384-85, another example referenced B.G. Proske, Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina , 1968, pp. 9-11, another example illustrated T. Armstrong, et al., 200 Years of American Sculpture , New York, 1976, pp. 51, 81, pl. 18, another example illustrated J.H. Dryfhout, The Work of Augustus Saint-Gaudens , Hanover, New Hampshire, 1982, pp. 162-66, other examples illustrated M. Evert, Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1983, pp. 293-94, another example illustrated K. Greenthal, Augustus Saint-Gaudens Master Sculptor , exhibition catalogue, New York, 1985, p. 174 K. Greenthal, et al., American Figurative Sculpture in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston , Boston, Massachusetts, 1986, pp. 238-42, no. 74, another example illustrated M.A. Goley, B. Wilkinson, Augustus Saint-Gaudens American Sculptor, From the Collection of the Saint-Gaudens Historic Site , exhibition catalogue, Washington, D.C., 1992, pp. IV, VIII, no. 24 T. Tolles, ed., American Sculpture in The Metropolitan Museum of Art , vol. I, New York, 1999, pp. 285-88, no. 123, another example illustrated H.J. Duffy, J.H. Dryfhout, Augustus Saint-Gaudens American Sculptor of the Gilded Age , exhibition catalogue, Washington, D.C., 2003, p. 75, no. 39, another example illustrated C Property from a Prominent Corporate Collection
Wear to the patina most notably at the rear of the hat. 30 1/2 x 18 x 12 1/2 inches (77.5 x 45.7 x 31.8 cm) Please note that the bottom section of the base is cracked.