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Alfred Gilbert, Comedy and Tragedy: 'Sic Vita'

Alfred Gilbert

British · 1854–1934 · Sculptor

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… (Wikipedia)

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Record prices

  1. Alfred Gilbert, bronze figure of Eros, bronzebronze figure of ErosBonhams · £2,250≈ $2,773≈ €2,599Sign up to see
  2. Alfred Gilbert, Head of a Girl, Bronze on Black Stone Base 1/1Head of a GirlDavidson Auctions · A$4,000≈ $2,605≈ £1,924≈ €2,232Sign up to see
  3. Alfred Gilbert, ‘AN OFFERING TO HYMEN’, 1900, 1900, bronze‘AN OFFERING TO HYMEN’, 1900Lyon & Turnbull · £1,512≈ $1,971≈ €1,809Sign up to see

Alfred Gilbert’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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Alfred Gilbert, Head of a Girl, Bronze on Black Stone Base 1/1
Head of a Girl
Davidson Auctions · Aug 17, 2025
A$4,000Sign up free to see
Alfred Gilbert, ‘AN OFFERING TO HYMEN’, 1900, 1900, bronze
‘AN OFFERING TO HYMEN’, 1900, 1900
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 16, 2024
£1,512Sign up free to see
Alfred Gilbert, bronze figure of Eros, bronze
bronze figure of Eros
Bonhams · Jan 19, 2017
£2,250Sign up free to see
Alfred Gilbert, ‘AN OFFERING TO HYMEN’, 1900, 1900, bronze
‘AN OFFERING TO HYMEN’, 1900, 1900
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 17, 2024

Works in museum collections

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Alfred Gilbert, Comedy and Tragedy: 'Sic Vita'
Comedy and Tragedy: 'Sic Vita'model 1891-1892, cast probably 1902/1905 · bronze
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund — Open Acce…
Alfred Gilbert, Statue of John Howard
Statue of John Howard
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Alfred Gilbert, Comedy and Tragedy: 'Sic Vita'
Comedy and Tragedy: 'Sic Vita'
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Sir Alfred Gilbert, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Alfred Gilbert, St. George
St. George1893
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Alfred Gilbert, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Alfred Gilbert, Mrs J. Coutts Michie - Alfred Gilbert
Mrs J. Coutts Michie - Alfred Gilbert1890
Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museum…
Alfred Gilbert, Saint George
Saint GeorgeCast 1899 · Bronze
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by the Roy and Irene …

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