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Lot Description

Frederick William MacMonnies

(American, 1863–1937)

Bacchante and Infant Faun

, 1890

bronze

inscribed F. MacMonnies and dated; stamped with H. Rouard foundry mark (base)

Height: 16 inches.

Provenance:
Henry Hottinger, Brooklyn Heights, New York
Faber Donoughe, New York
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner, October, 15, 1981

Literature:
E. Adina Gordon and Mary Smart, A Flight with Fame, the Life and Art of Frederick MacMonnies, 1863-1937, Madison, Connecticut, 1996, p. 292 (another cast illustrated)
E. Adina Gordon, Ph.D., The Sculpture of Frederick William MacMonnies: A Critical Catalogue, Ph.D. dissertation, New York University, 1998, no. 30.3, p. 183, (another cast referenced)

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