frederick-william-macmonnies-american-1863-1937-i-pan-of-rohallion-i
Lot 6052
Frederick William MacMonnies (American, 1863-1937), Pan of Rohallion
Lot Details & Additional Photographs


patinated bronze, the sphere inscribed "Frédérick.MacMonnies/Copyright 1894 Paris. 1890." and stamped twice indistinctly "Henri Ro[uard]/Fondeur Paris", inscribed around the base "TO.PAN.OF.ROHALLION.ANNO.DOMINI MDCCCLXL", the underside numbered "107".

30 x 10 1/4 x 9 in.

Private Collection, California and North Carolina

- Christie's Live Auction 1488, March 3, 2005, Fine American Paintings, Drawing, and Sculpture, Lot 57.
-Christie's, New York, 21 April 1982, lot 148.
-Willard Vine Clerk, Malden Bridge, New York, acquired from the below.
-Alice Jones MacMonnies, wife of the artist.
-The artist until 1937.

According to the previous listing at Christie's, this particular casting was installed in the MacMonnies' garden on West 10th Street, New York, until MacMonnies' death in 1937, after which it was kept by his widow until her death in 1962.
The title "Pan of Rohallion" refers to the original commissioned garden fountain for the estate of Howard Adams in Seabright, New Jersey. Originally sculpted in the 1890s, the form depicts the ancient Greek god Pan playing his musical pipes while standing on an orb supported by fish. The work proved to be one of artist's most celebrated models, and was edited by French and American foundries in several sizes.

Attractive warm brown patina with some light green verdigris to crevices and underside; small hairline to Pan's left proximal pipe.