63122: FREDERICK WILLIAM MACMONNIES The Mask, 1902 Oil Start Price USD 10,000.00 Current Price USD 15,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 1 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, November 20, 2008 End Time Thursday, November 20, 2008 Location Heritage Auction Galleries See more about '63122: FREDERICK WILLIAM MACMONNIES The Mask, 1902 Oil' Description click for larger image63122: FREDERICK WILLIAM MACMONNIES The Mask, 1902 Oil FREDERICK WILLIAM MACMONNIES (American, 1863-1937)The Mask, 1902Oil on canvas50 x 83 inches (127 x 210.8 cm)Signed lower right: Frederick MacMonnies PROVENANCE:Marjorie MacMonnies Young;Post Road Gallery, Larchmont, New York;Private collection, New YorkEXHIBITED: Durand-Ruel, 1903, no. 16LITERATURE:M. Smart, A Flight with Fame: The Life and Art of Frederick MacMonnies, Madison, 1906, pp. 208, 325.MacMonnies flourished during the artistic renaissance of America's Gilded Age. His formal training at the National Academy of Design, the Cooper Union, the Art Students League, and the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris familiarized MacMonnies with the great works of previous generations, and enabled him to respond to European masterpieces with a uniquely American voice.The Mask is reminiscent of Edouard Manet's Olympia of 1863, but in it MacMonnies has nearly inverted the meaning of Manet's painting. He returned his female nude to the established classical standard, idealizing her. Unlike Olympia, this female nude smiles at the bouquet of flowers being presented to her and is physically available to the advances of the male caller. She has removed her mask and is completely exposed before us, her right leg and the cascade of sheets spilling forward in obvious invitation. According to family legend, The Mask debuted at the 1903 Durand-Ruel show, but the painting stirred so much controversy prior to the opening that was shown only to gentleman in a separate room.Condition Report: Surface dirt, original canvas, otherwise good condition.Alternate Artist Spellings: "MacMonnies, Frederick William"Shipping: Requires 3rd Party Shipping (view shipping information)Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 100-110 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. 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