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Comedy and Tragedy

Alfred GilbertWW-1891-006671

1891·Bronze, dark green patina·Height (without base): 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)

Rogers Fund, 1906

Catalogue

Year: 1891
Medium: Bronze, dark green patina
Dimensions: Height (without base): 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Alfred Gilbert

Artist

Alfred Gilbert

Sculpture

Sir Alfred Gilbert was an English sculptor. He was born in London and studied sculpture under Joseph Boehm, Matthew Noble, Édouard Lantéri and Pierre-Jules Cavelier. His first work of importance was The Kiss of Victory, followed by the trilogy of Perseus Arming, Icarus and Comedy and Tragedy. His most creative years were from the late 1880s to the mid-1890s, when he produced several celebrated works such as a memorial for the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria and the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain Anteros on Piccadilly Circus.

London, UK

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