Augustus Saint-Gaudens (Sculptor). Jules Bastien-Lepage. 1880. Paris. Copper with bronze patina While living in Paris, the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens executed a series of bronze bas-relief portraits of his artist friends, including John Singer Sargent, and this portrayal of the French painter Jules Bastien-Lepage. In contrast to his previous, bust-length plaques, this portrait is a more complex, half-length composition. At Bastien-Lepage’s request, the sculptor incorporated a palette and brushes to conceal the Frenchman’s hands; this amused Saint-Gaudens, who thought it a “rare combinatio
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (Sculptor). Jules Bastien-Lepage. 1880. Paris. Copper with bronze patina While living in Paris, the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens executed a series of bronze bas-relief portraits of his artist friends, including John Singer Sargent, and this portrayal of the French painter Jules Bastien-Lepage. In contrast to his previous, bust-length plaques, this portrait is a more complex, half-length composition. At Bastien-Lepage’s request, the sculptor incorporated a palette and brushes to conceal the Frenchman’s hands; this amused Saint-Gaudens, who thought it a “rare combination of talent and vanity in his sitter.” The plaque’s frame was designed by Saint-Gaudens’s friend American architect Stanford White.
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