Augustin-Jean Moreau-Vauthier
George A. Lucas
1889
Physical Qualities
Bronze, 24 x 16 x 11 in. (61 x 40.6 x 27.9 cm.)
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with the Nelson and Juanita Greif Gutman Fund, and contributions from The Maryland Institute College of Art and Ernest L. Flax
Object Number
2006.48
Known primarily for his masterful work in ivory, Augustin-Jean Moreau-Vauthier also produced sculpture in marble and bronze, the latter, in particular, admired for its finely articulated surfaces and attention to detail. These qualities are readily apparent in this bronze bust of George A. Lucas for which the collector posed during the late winter and early spring of 1890. Moreau-Vauthier is represented in a number of public collections including the Petit Palais in Paris and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which owns a similar cast of this portrait bust of Lucas.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 2006; Ernest L. Flax, Baltimore, by purchase, 2006; Alex Cooper Auctioneers, Inc., Towson; (The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996); Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, by bequest, 1911; Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest, 1909; George A. Lucas, Paris; the artist
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, "Exhibition of Paintings, Bronzes and Porcelains from the George A. Lucas Collection", 1911, no. 400, pp. 60-61.
Alex Cooper Auctioneers, Towson, Maryland, "Auction in Baltimore," April 23-24, 2006, lot #174.
Sona K. Johnson, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art", October 1-December 31, 2006.
Alex Cooper Auctioneers, Towson, Maryland, "Auction in Baltimore," April 23-24, 2006, lot #174.
Sona K. Johnson, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art", October 1-December 31, 2006.
