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An American Bronze Sculpture by John J. Boyle

Currency:USD Category:Art Start Price:1,750.00 USD Estimated At:7,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD
An American Bronze Sculpture by John J. Boyle
<B>An American Bronze Bust: </B></I><B><I>Portrait Head of a Woman<BR></B></I></B></I><BR>John J. Boyle (American 1851-1917)<BR>Late 19th century<BR>Bronze<BR>Marks: Signed on shoulder <I>John J. Boyle, </B></I>Bureau Brothers foundry mark<BR>25-1/2 inches (64.8 cm) high<BR><BR><BR> John Boyle was descended from a family of sculptors from Ireland. After studying under the master artist Thomas Eakins, he traveled to Paris in 1877 and enrolled at the famous Ecole de Beaux Arts taking on portrait commissions. Upon his return to the United States in 1902 he opened a studio at Philadelphia and then moved on to New York where his career flourished.<BR><BR>This <I>Portrait Head of a Woman </B></I>is one of the most famous sculptures he would produce. Cast at the Bureau Brothers shop at Philadelphia and signed John J. Boyle on the left shoulder, the nude portrait bust is of a petite, happy woman with a graceful neck, and short, wavy hair. Looking slightly up and to her right, Boyle has placed his work on a short Ionic column thus incorporating an ancient look and form with the modern expression of the subject. The patina is shiny at the cheeks and waves of the hair, a rich, dark brown elsewhere.<BR><BR>Before his death in 1917 Boyle would produce enormously popular work - the statue of Benjamin Franklin at Philadelphia, first exhibited at the 1904 Lewis and Clark Exposition. It may be his most famous, while other noted examples can be found at the Library of Congress and in Lincoln Park at Chicago.<BR><BR>Provenance:<BR>R.C. Eldred, East Dennis, Mass. (1981) <B>Condition Report:</B> Normal signs of wear as appropriate with age.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Requires 3rd Party Shipping (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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