A bronze relief of a man reclining on a chaise with a tablet and pen in hand.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848-1907)

Date

1899, cast after 1900
Object Type

Sculptures
Medium

Bronze
Object Format

Sand casting
Dimensions

25 5/8 x 31 1/2 in.
Edition

11 known bronzes, 2 known plasters [lifetime cast]
Inscriptions

Recto:
u.l.: •ROBERT•LOUIS•STEVENSON•M•D•C•C•C•L•X•X•X•VII• [1887] \
•BRIGHT•IS•THE•RING•OF•WORDS•WHEN•THE•RIGHT•MAN•RINGS•THEM•\•FAIR•THE•FALL•OF•SONGS•WHEN•THE•SINGER•SINGS•THEM•\•STILL•THEY•ARE•CAROLLED•AND•SAID•ON•WINGS•THEY•ARE•CARRIED•\•AFTER•THE•SINGER•IS•DEAD•AND•THE•MAKER•BURIED• \ [three flowers]
u.r.: •AUGUSTUS• \ •SAINT-GAUDENS• \ •FECIT•
l.l.(in circle):•COPYRIGHT• \ •BY•AUGUSTUS• \ SAINT-GAUDENS \ [flower] M [flower] \ •DCCCXC \ [flower] \ IX [1899] [flower]
l.r.:AUGUSTUS \ SAINT-GAUDENS \ MCM [1900]
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Purchase with funds provided by Ruth Carter Stevenson
Accession Number

1987.21
Copyright

Public domain

Location: On view

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