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Collections: American Art: Study for the Winged Figure from the Robert Gould Shaw Memorial

12:36 10/16/2008

Hi Michael, Yes, this work was cast posthumously.

posted by shelley

15:16 10/15/2008

Was this work executed posthumously? Dated 1920, Saint-Gaudens died 1907.

posted by Michael amendolara

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Study for the Winged Figure from the Robert Gould Shaw Memorial

• Artist: Augustus Saint-Gaudens, American, 1848-1907
• Medium: Gilded bronze
• Place Made: USA
• Dates: 1920
• Dimensions: 9 7/8 x 36 3/4 x 1/2 in. (25.1 x 93.3 x 1.3 cm)
• Markings: Incised along bottom edge, lower right side: "ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y-"
• Signature: Unsigned
• Collections: American Art
• Museum Location: This item is not on view
• Accession Number: 23.288.2
• Credit Line: Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
• Image: Overall, 23.288.2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, 1848-1907). Study for the Winged Figure from the Robert Gould Shaw Memorial, 1920. Gilded bronze, 9 7/8 x 36 3/4 x 1/2 in. (25.1 x 93.3 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 23.288.2 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 23.288.2.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: Relief in irregular rectangular shape with rounded top with sketchily rendered winged female figure floating horizontally with proper left arm stretch forward and proper right arm holding unarticulated bouquet at chest, body in profile, head facing frontally; figure wears long flowing robes. Condition: Good.

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12:36 10/16/2008

Hi Michael, Yes, this work was cast posthumously.

posted by shelley

15:16 10/15/2008

Was this work executed posthumously? Dated 1920, Saint-Gaudens died 1907.

posted by Michael amendolara

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