Frederick William MacMonnie, Bacchante & Infant Fawn
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Frederick William MacMonnie, American, 1863-1937, bronze sculpture, Bacchante and Infant Fawn, signed and dated 1894, with foundry mark "E Gruet, Jeune, Avenue des Chatillon, Paris, Fondeur", (youngest son Edmond Gruet (1863-1904), active between 1891 and 1904, signed E. Gruet Jeune), 34 1/4" h.The surface is evenly granulated and had verdigris in the crevices. MacMonnie studied sculpture under Augusts Saint-Gaudens, the National Academy of Design and The Student Arts League. In 1884 he went to Paris to study at the 'Ecole des Beaux-Arts". In 1888 he opened a studio in Paris, from which he executed a number of commissions for the American architect Stanford White. Bachante and Infant Faun, among MacMonnies's best known sculptures, was originally presented to Charles McKim, another principal in the architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White. ***Condition Report: Distressed finish with allover verdigris; no parts missing, seam to lady's right arm visible but no a repair
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Frederick William MacMonnie, Bacchante & Infant Fawn
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