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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF MRS. CLYDE G. WHELDEN, PIEDMONT, CALIFORNIA
Lot 28

Frederick William MacMonnies
(1863-1937)
Pan of Rohallion 30in high on a 6in metal cornice

22 November 2016, 14:00 EST
New York

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Frederick William MacMonnies (1863-1937)

Pan of Rohallion
inscribed 'Frederick MacMonnies / Copyright 1894 Paris 1890.' and stamped 'E. Gruet Jeune Fondeur' (on the reverse)
bronze with brown patina
30in high on a 6in metal cornice
Modeled in 1890.

Footnotes

Literature
J. Conner and J. Rosenkranz, Rediscoveries in American Sculpture: Studio Works 1893-1939, Houston, Texas, 1989, p. 126, another example listed.
M. Smart and E.A. Gordon, A Flight with Fame: The Life and Art of Frederick MacMonnies (1863-1937) with a Catalogue Raisonné of the Artist's Works, Madison, Connecticut, 1996, pp. 85, 89-90, 92, 99, 106, 150, 156, 237, 288, no. 22, other examples illustrated.

The subject of Pan was initially conceived by Macmonnies in 1890 for a commission from Edward D. Adams of New Jersey. Executed as a 6-foot fountain, the work stood in the garden of Adams's Rohallion Estate designed by the fashionable architect Stanford White. As recorded in A Flight With Fame, upon completion of the sculpture, Adams gave MacMonnies permission to make unlimited reproductions of Pan with the directive that none of these reproductions exceed 3-feet in height. Pan of Rohallion was eventually produced in four different sizes, the present work being one among the second largest version, which measured from 28 1/2 to 30 3/4 inches. It was cast well into the 1920s and became a great commercial success for the artist.

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