CHARLES SCHREYVOGEL (1861-1912)
Lot 224 Property from an Important New York Collection

CHARLES SCHREYVOGEL (1861-1912)

The Last Drop

Closed18 May 2021

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CHARLES SCHREYVOGEL (1861-1912)
The Last Drop
inscribed 'Copyrighted 1903 by/Chas Schreyvogel' (on top of the base)—inscribed 'ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y-' (along the base)—inscribed 'No 131' (beneath the base)
bronze with black and green patina
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high
Modeled in 1903.

Private collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Scottdale Art Auction, Scottsdale, Arizona, 5 April 2008, lot 133, sold by the above.
Acquired by the late owner from the above.

Specialist note


Charles Schreyvogel employed sculpture as a tool for modeling subjects for his paintings and ultimately cast only two bronzes in his lifetime. For his 1899 oil The Last Drop, the artist created a clay model to study the forms of the kneeling figure and horse and eventually began casting the model in 1903 in bronze. Retaining the same name as the painting for which it was initially created, the bronze The Last Drop resonated with audiences and became a highly popular statuette with more than 150 authorized casts.