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Harriet Whitney Frishmuth 1880-1980
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- Harriet Whitney Frishmuth
- Joy of the Waters
- inscribed H.W. Frishmuth, Sc., with the Gorham Co. Founders QBKX foundry mark on the base
- bronze, green patina
- height: 44 in.
- (111.8 cm)
- Modeled in 1917, cast after 1920.
Provenance
Sale: Skinner's, Boston, Massachusetts, 1995
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Literature
Beatrice Gilman Proske, Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture, Murrell's Inlet, South Carolina, 1968 ed., p. 224
Charles N. Aronson, Sculpted Hyacinths, New York, 1973, pp. 26, 107-109, 206, illustration of another example
Janis Conner and Joel Rosenkranz, Rediscoveries in American Sculpture: Studio Works 1893-1939, Austin, 1989, p. 410-41, p. 37, illustration of another example
Dick Kagan, "Sentinels of the Garden," Art at Auction, April 1996, p. 67
Janis Conner, Leah Rosenblatt Lehmbeck and Thayer Tolles, Captured Motion: The Sculpture of Harriet Whitney Frishmuth, A Catalogue of Works, New York, 2006, no. 1920:1, pp. 28, 66, 86, 200, 238, 277, 278, illustrated p. 238
Charles N. Aronson, Sculpted Hyacinths, New York, 1973, pp. 26, 107-109, 206, illustration of another example
Janis Conner and Joel Rosenkranz, Rediscoveries in American Sculpture: Studio Works 1893-1939, Austin, 1989, p. 410-41, p. 37, illustration of another example
Dick Kagan, "Sentinels of the Garden," Art at Auction, April 1996, p. 67
Janis Conner, Leah Rosenblatt Lehmbeck and Thayer Tolles, Captured Motion: The Sculpture of Harriet Whitney Frishmuth, A Catalogue of Works, New York, 2006, no. 1920:1, pp. 28, 66, 86, 200, 238, 277, 278, illustrated p. 238
Condition
Good condition, piped as a fountain, uneven verdigris, some small areas of pitting.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.