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Jules Bastien-Lepage

Artist: Augustus Saint-Gaudens, American, 1848-1907
Medium: Bronze, wood frame
Place Made: USA
Dates: Modelled 1880
Dimensions: Frame: 24 3/8 x 18 1/2 x 1 in. (61.9 x 47 x 2.5 cm) Plaque only: 14 1/2 x 10 3/8 x 11/16 in. (36.8 x 26.4 x 1.7 cm)
Signature: In relief across top: "IULES - BASTIEN - LEPAGE - AETATIS . XXXI. PARIS . M.D.C.C.C.LXXX. AUGUSTUS. / SAINT-GAUDENS . FECIT."
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 23.288.3
Credit Line: Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
Image: Front, 23.288.3_front_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Rectangular plaque with bas relief bust portrait; profile of man facing to the left; thick hair and moustache and light beard; wearing suit and tie; holding paintbrush and palette. Condition: Good.

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