Augustus Saint-Gaudens
(1848–1907) American artist (1848–1907)
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (USA, 1848–1907) is listed in the catalogue as a sculptor. By year of birth, Augustus Saint-Gaudens belongs to the chapter ‘Impressionism’ in this site’s history of art.
Augustus Saint-Gaudens was born in Dublin and died in Cornish. Augustus Saint-Gaudens trained at Beaux-Arts de Paris, Cooper Union, and National Academy of Design. The teachers included François Jouffroy and Emmanuel Frémiet. Augustus Saint-Gaudens became a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters, Royal Academy of Arts, and American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
The best-known works include ‘Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State’, ‘Diana’, and ‘James Garfield Memorial, Philadelphia’. The catalogue has 42 works by Augustus Saint-Gaudens with free images. The dated works span the years 1872–1902. Works by Augustus Saint-Gaudens are held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Sculptures in the National Gallery of Art, and Cleveland Museum of Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Gustave Caillebotte, Auguste Baud-Bovy, Gustav Bauernfeind, Francis Davis Millet, and Fernand Pelez.