Augustus Saint-Gaudens ( 1848 - 1907)
Gertrude Vanderbilt at the Age of Seven
1882
Bronze
Promised Gift to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
Augustus 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.
Augustus Saint-Gaudens ( 1848 - 1907)
Gertrude Vanderbilt con siete años de edad
1882
Bronce
Promised Gift to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
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 Whitney Museum of American Art en Nueva York.