Sir Alfred Gilbert British, 1854-1934
Conceived in 1890 and cast at a later date
Bronze with green, dark and light brown patina
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Abbé Dubois: Tragedy!
De La Ferté: Comedy!
Doctor Choquart: Gentlemen, let us benefit by this difference of opinion. Let us say comedy first, and tragedy afterwards.’
W.S.Gilbert, Comedy and Tragedy, first performed at the Lyceum Theatre (London) on 26th January 1884
Sir Alfred Gilbert was one of the most original and ambitious sculptors of the Victorian era and a key figure of the New Sculpture movement. Born in London in 1854, he was the eldest son of professional musicians, Charlotte Cole and Alfred Gilbert Sr. He was admitted into the Royal Academy Schools in 1873 and, in 1875, moved to Paris to study at the École des Beaux-Arts under the tutelage of sculptor, Pierre-Jules Cavelier.
Gilbert’s move abroad was fundamental in developing his artistic language. He travelled and worked in Italy, settling in Rome in 1878, where the Italian Renaissance had a lasting influence on his craft.
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Provenance
Fine Art SocietyPrivate Collection UK. acquired from the above in the 1960's