5 x 7 Oil on Gessobord
I'm not sure if this is Patience or Fortitude. One lion sits on one side of the steps of the New York Public Library on Fifth and 42nd Street, and one sits on the other. One of my favorite things to do when I lived in New York was to stop and see these beautiful pieces of sculpture. I would pass by them so often, but never got tired of looking at them. They have been there since their dedication on May 23rd, 1911. I was not there for that!! :-) The sculptor was Edward Clark Potter. He was paid $8,000, and the Piccirilli Brothers executed the carving for $5,000. Not a bad price for two marble pieces of work...I must say, I really love this painting :-)
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