John Singer Sargent
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
(American (born in Ireland), 1848–1907)
1880
Object PlaceParis, France
Medium/TechniquePlaster
DimensionsOverall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Elizabeth Amis Cameron Blanchard in memory of my friend, John Singer Sargent
Accession number57.41
On View
On viewClassificationsSculpture
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Inscribed “My Friend John Sargent,” this medallion documents the friendship between two of the leading artists of the American Renaissance. Saint-Gaudens and Sargent became friends in Paris and were devoted admirers of each other’s art.
Inscriptions"MY . FRIEND . IOHN / SARGENT . PARIS . / IVLX . M . D . C . CCLXXX . / FECE . / A ST G (monogram) / BRVTTO / RITRATTOProvenanceElizabeth Amis Cameron Blanchard, New York
Rejected design for the reverse of the World's Columbian Exposition Commemorative Presentation Medal
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
1893
