Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, 1848-1907)
DIANA
Aubry Brothers Foundry,
New York, ca. 1895
Bronze with dark brown
and verdigris patina
Estimate: $150,000-250,000
Height of figure from toe to top of head: 31 in.
Overall Height: 38â…ž in
Width from the tip of the arrow to the extended foot: approx. 27 in.
Incised (chiseled) on integral half-orb:
“AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS”
Incised (chiseled) on integral square bronze plinth:
“COPYRIGHT·BY·A·SAINT-GAUDENS·M·D·C·C·C·X·C·V.”
Provenance:
Frank Ewing, Wilmington, Delaware, Sold April 4, 1959
to Constantine Sclavos (1896-1985), Glasgow, Delaware,
to his daughter Mary S. Murphy (1925-2020) Elkton, Delaware; thence by descent.
This newly discovered large bronze version of Diana is
one of just six known examples including those at the
Brooklyn Museum, the Indianapolis Museum of Art, and Chesterwood.
