Gertrude Vanderbilt at the Age of Seven

Artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848 - 1907)

Date1882

MediumBronze

Dimensions16 1/4 × 23 5/8 in. (41.3 × 60 cm)
Framed: 24 1/4 in. × 32 in. × 1 1/4 in.

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LinePromised Gift to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas

Signedu.r., below inscription: Modeled by Aug- / Saint-Gaudens

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Label TextAugustus Saint-Gaudens’s portrait depicts Gertrude Vanderbilt in a rose garden, her plump cheeks and chin displaying youthful charm. The artist was skilled at capturing the individuality and liveliness of his subjects. This portrait was among several Saint-Gaudens made for the dining room of the Vanderbilt’s Fifth-Avenue mansion. Gertrude Vanderbilt later became a sculptor herself, as well as a great supporter of American artists and founder of New York’s Whitney Museum of American Art.

El retrato creado por Augustus Saint-Gaudens presenta a Gertrude Vanderbilt en un jardín de rosas, y su barbilla y mejillas rollizas muestran su encanto juvenil. El artista capturaba con destreza la individualidad y vitalidad de los sujetos que pintaba. Este es uno de varios retratos creados por Saint-Gaudens para el comedor de la mansión de la familia Vanderbilt, localizada en la Quinta Avenida. Gertrude Vanderbilt luego se convirtió en escultora, gran patrocinadora de artistas estadounidenses, y fundadora del Museo Whitney de Arte Norteamericano en Nueva York.
Inscribedrecto, u.r.: GERTRUDE / VANDERBILT / AT THE AGE / OF SEVEN / MODELLED BY AVG / SAINT-GAUDENS
Markingsverso, u.c.: CONNER ROSENKRANZ / Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, 1848-1907) / GERTRUDE VANDERBILT AT THE AGE OF SEVEN, 1882 / Bronze bas-relief in wood frame / Signed: Modeled by Aug- / Saint-Gaudens (upper right, / below inscription) / Inscribed: Gertrude / Vanderbilt / at the Age / of Seven / (upper right) / Edition: Unique / 16 3/8 x 23 3.4 inches / 19 East 74 Street, New York 10021