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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
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.
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