Artist

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

born Dublin, Ireland 1848-died Cornish, NH 1907
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Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1904, © Peter A. Juley & Son Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum J0021709
Born
Dublin, Ireland
Died
Cornish, New Hampshire, United States
Active in
  • New York, New York, United States
  • Paris, France
  • Rome, Italy
Biography

Sculptor who combined naturalism and monumentality in his works and was one of the best-known and influential sculptors of his day. Powerful in its restraint, his most distinctive piece, the Adams Memorial (1886–91), is a seated, draped, brooding figure. [SAAM 1970.11]

Joan Stahl American Artists in Photographic Portraits from the Peter A. Juley & Son Collection (Washington, D.C. and Mineola, New York: National Museum of American Art and Dover Publications, Inc., 1995)

Works by this artist (4 items)

Sean Scully, Barcelona Day, 2005, aquatint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2006.10.1, © 2005, Sean Scully
Barcelona Day
Date2005
aquatint on paper
Not on view
Sean Scully, Barcelona Robe, 2005, aquatint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2006.10.3, © 2005, Sean Scully
Barcelona Robe
Date2005
aquatint on paper
Not on view
Sean Scully, Wall of Light Orange, 2000, aquatint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2001.79.79, © 2000, Sean Scully
Wall of Light Orange
Date2000
aquatint on paper
Not on view
Sean Scully, Barcelona Noche, 2005, aquatint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2006.10.2, © 2005, Sean Scully
Barcelona Noche
Date2005
aquatint on paper
Not on view

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