Augustus Saint-Gaudens
The Puritan
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 USD
Price realised: 325.000 USD
Price realised: 325.000 USD
Description
AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS
1848 - 1907
THE PURITAN
inscribed AVGVSTVS-SAINT-GAVDENS and COPYRIGHT BY/AVGVSTVS SAINT GAVDENS/-M-D-C-C-C-X-C-I-X (on the base); also inscribed THE PVRITAN with provenance description and stamped GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS G*C QAWN (along the base)
bronze with greenish brown patina
height: 30 ¾ inches (78.1 cm)
Cast circa 1917.
We are grateful to Dr. Henry Duffy for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.
George C. Blabon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1917 | Bessie Edith Blabon and Edward Chapin Dearden, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (gift from the above) | By descent to the present owner
1848 - 1907
THE PURITAN
inscribed AVGVSTVS-SAINT-GAVDENS and COPYRIGHT BY/AVGVSTVS SAINT GAVDENS/-M-D-C-C-C-X-C-I-X (on the base); also inscribed THE PVRITAN with provenance description and stamped GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS G*C QAWN (along the base)
bronze with greenish brown patina
height: 30 ¾ inches (78.1 cm)
Cast circa 1917.
We are grateful to Dr. Henry Duffy for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.
George C. Blabon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1917 | Bessie Edith Blabon and Edward Chapin Dearden, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (gift from the above) | By descent to the present owner
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work The Puritan by Augustus Saint-Gaudens was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in June 2020. Here, the upper estimate of USD 300,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for USD 325,000.00 (€ 289,377.62). Admittedly, works by Augustus Saint-Gaudens have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Victory in May 2017 with an auction result of USD 2,047,500.00 (€ 1,822,267.71).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit The Puritan von Augustus Saint-Gaudens kam im Juni 2020 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von USD 300.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für USD 325.000,00 (€ 289.377,62) einen neuen Besitzer. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Augustus Saint-Gaudens auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Victory im Mai 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 2.047.500,00 (€ 1.822.267,71).
Augustus Saint-Gaudens - Auction history
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