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FREDERICK WILLIAM MacMONNIES (American, 1863–1937)
Estimate:
$3,000 - $5,000
Sold
$2,600
Live Auction
Summer Estates | July 21, 2024
Category
Description
Pan of Rohallion
Patinated bronze
h. 15 in.
A patinated bronze 'Pan of Rohallion" sculpture, depicting Pan holding two flutes, standing on a ball supported by eight fish, with base reading: "Pan of Rohallion / Anno Domini M.D.C.C.C.L.X.L.", with signature on back: "Frederick MacMonnies / H. Rouard Fondeur / Paris", stamped 72 to underside
Born in Brooklyn, Frederick William MacMonnies was one of the preeminent American sculptors of the late 19th century. Studying in New York, Munich, and Paris, MacMonnies lived most of his productive professional life in France. From his European studio, he executed public and private commissions for patrons in the U.S. With the assistance of architect Stanford White, MacMonnies earned the assignment for 'Pan of Rohallion,' designed as a fountain figure for a garden pool on a private estate in New Jersey. The estate was called Rohallion in honor of a place of same name in the patron’s native Scotland. MacMonnies’s sculpture, with its classical theme and compositional clarity, held wide appeal and was later sold in reduced versions such as this example.
Patinated bronze
h. 15 in.
A patinated bronze 'Pan of Rohallion" sculpture, depicting Pan holding two flutes, standing on a ball supported by eight fish, with base reading: "Pan of Rohallion / Anno Domini M.D.C.C.C.L.X.L.", with signature on back: "Frederick MacMonnies / H. Rouard Fondeur / Paris", stamped 72 to underside
Born in Brooklyn, Frederick William MacMonnies was one of the preeminent American sculptors of the late 19th century. Studying in New York, Munich, and Paris, MacMonnies lived most of his productive professional life in France. From his European studio, he executed public and private commissions for patrons in the U.S. With the assistance of architect Stanford White, MacMonnies earned the assignment for 'Pan of Rohallion,' designed as a fountain figure for a garden pool on a private estate in New Jersey. The estate was called Rohallion in honor of a place of same name in the patron’s native Scotland. MacMonnies’s sculpture, with its classical theme and compositional clarity, held wide appeal and was later sold in reduced versions such as this example.
Provenance
Descended through a historic Stonington, CT home
