Gargoyle

Possibly 19th century; formerly thought to be 14th century

Object PlaceFrance

Medium/TechniqueStone; Limestone

Dimensions218.44 cm (86 in.)

Credit LineWilliam Francis Warden Fund

Accession number49.530

On View

Not on view

ClassificationsSculpture

Collections

Europe

ProvenanceComte de Beaumont, Chateau de Tieux, Miradoux, France (?). 1931, Brummer Gallery, New York; 1931, sold by Brummer to William Randolph Hearst (b. 1863 - d. 1951), New York; from Hearst to the International Studio Art Corporation, New York [see note 1]; June 7, 1944, sold by the Interational Studio Art Corporation to the Brummer Gallery, New York (stock nos. N5979-N5980); June 9, 1949, Brummer sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, lot 456, to the MFA for $350 [see note 2]. (Accession Date: June 9, 1949)

NOTES:
[1] The International Studio Art Corporation was a Hearst-owned company that had the responsibility of uncrating, cataloguing, storing, and shipping art objects Mr. Hearst had purchased. [2] MFA accession nos. 49.529-49.530 were acquired together.