Oct 9, 2025 10:00 EST
American Paintings / American Silver
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Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Collection: Property of a Boston Gentleman
American, 1848 - 1907
Portrait of Charles McKim, 1878
Inscribed MY FRIEND (ul), CHARLES MACKIM [sic]/ ARCHITECT (ur) and further inscribed AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS FECIT / PARIS MDCCCLXXVIII / IN SOUVENIR OF THE TEN JOLLY DAYS / I PASSED WITH YOU AND THE ILLUSTRIOUS / STANFORD WHITE IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE (lc)
Bronze with a rich brown patina
7 1/2 x 5 1/8 inches
Provenance:
By descent in the family of Charles McKim
Childs Gallery, Boston
Literature:
John H. Dryfhout, The Works of Augustus Saint-Gaudens.Hanover: University Press of New England, 1982. Reprinted, 2009, p. 95
Charles McKim, Stanford White, and Augustus Saint-Gaudens met as young apprentices while collaborating with architect Henry Hobson Richardson on Boston’s Trinity Church in Copley Square. Following its triumphant reception in 1877 they visited the French Romanesque churches that had so strongly influenced its design, previously known to them only in books. Upon their return the legendary firm McKim, Mead & White was born, architects of the Boston Public Library across the square, while Saint-Gaudens went on to become the most important American sculptor of the post-Civil War era. A rare object uniting three artists on the cusp of fame.
Please note: This lot will be on view in New York
Framed 14 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches
$8,000 - $12,000
Collection: Property of a Boston Gentleman
American, 1848 - 1907
Portrait of Charles McKim, 1878
Inscribed MY FRIEND (ul), CHARLES MACKIM [sic]/ ARCHITECT (ur) and further inscribed AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS FECIT / PARIS MDCCCLXXVIII / IN SOUVENIR OF THE TEN JOLLY DAYS / I PASSED WITH YOU AND THE ILLUSTRIOUS / STANFORD WHITE IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE (lc)
Bronze with a rich brown patina
7 1/2 x 5 1/8 inches
Provenance:
By descent in the family of Charles McKim
Childs Gallery, Boston
Literature:
John H. Dryfhout, The Works of Augustus Saint-Gaudens.Hanover: University Press of New England, 1982. Reprinted, 2009, p. 95
Charles McKim, Stanford White, and Augustus Saint-Gaudens met as young apprentices while collaborating with architect Henry Hobson Richardson on Boston’s Trinity Church in Copley Square. Following its triumphant reception in 1877 they visited the French Romanesque churches that had so strongly influenced its design, previously known to them only in books. Upon their return the legendary firm McKim, Mead & White was born, architects of the Boston Public Library across the square, while Saint-Gaudens went on to become the most important American sculptor of the post-Civil War era. A rare object uniting three artists on the cusp of fame.
Please note: This lot will be on view in New York
Framed 14 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches
American Silver
In fine condition.
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Auction: American Paintings / American Silver, Oct 9, 2025
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Auction of American Paintings & Prints on Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 10am in New York
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NEW YORK, NY – Doyle will hold an auction of American Paintings & Prints on Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 10am in New York. The sale will present works from the late 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, including fine examples of portraiture; still lifes; nautical paintings and Hudson River, Western and regional landscapes. Also offered will be a selection of Audubon, Currier & Ives and topographical prints.
American Silver – Thursday, Oct 9 in New York
American Silver will be exhibited and auctioned concurrently with American Paintings & Prints. Showcased will be a wide array of silver spanning the 18th through 20th centuries, with notable examples by prominent makers from the colonial era to the modern period. Read More
American Furniture & Decorative Arts – Friday, Oct 10 in Boston
Doyle Boston will host our semiannual auction of American Furniture & Decorative Arts! The inaugural ‘Americana in Boston’ auction will feature an outstanding selection of 18th and 19th century American furniture and decorative arts. Read More
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