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William Henry Rinehart 1825-1874
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description
- William Henry Rinehart
- Sleeping Children
inscribed Wm. H. Rinehart Sculpt. and dated 1873 on the base
- white marble
- Height: 14 1/2 in.
- (36.8 cm)
Literature
Lorado Taft, The History of American Sculpture, New York, 1924, pp. 178-79
William Sener Rusk, William Henry Rinehart, Sculptor, Baltimore, 1939, p. 16, illustration of another example
Marvin Chauncey Ross and Anna Wells Rutledge, A Catalogue of the Work of William Henry Rinehart, Baltimore, Maryland, 1948, pp. 33-34, illustration of another example
Tom Armstrong, et al, 200 Years of American Sculpture, New York, 1976, p. 303
Lois Fink, "Children as Innocence from Cole to Cassatt," Nineteenth Century, vol. 3, no. 4, Winter 1977, pp. 71-75
William Kloss, Treasures from the National Museum of American Art, Washington, D.C., 1985, pp. 52, 194, illustration of another example
Kathryn Greenthal, Paula M. Kozol, and Jan Seidler Ramirez, American Figurative Sculpture in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, pp. 150-52, illustration of another example
William Sener Rusk, William Henry Rinehart, Sculptor, Baltimore, 1939, p. 16, illustration of another example
Marvin Chauncey Ross and Anna Wells Rutledge, A Catalogue of the Work of William Henry Rinehart, Baltimore, Maryland, 1948, pp. 33-34, illustration of another example
Tom Armstrong, et al, 200 Years of American Sculpture, New York, 1976, p. 303
Lois Fink, "Children as Innocence from Cole to Cassatt," Nineteenth Century, vol. 3, no. 4, Winter 1977, pp. 71-75
William Kloss, Treasures from the National Museum of American Art, Washington, D.C., 1985, pp. 52, 194, illustration of another example
Kathryn Greenthal, Paula M. Kozol, and Jan Seidler Ramirez, American Figurative Sculpture in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, pp. 150-52, illustration of another example
Condition
Good condition, scattered minor chips at edges of base, recently cleaned.
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.
Catalogue Note
In 1859, William Henry Rinehart wrote to friend and fellow artist Frank B. Mayer, "I have just finished a group of sleeping children for Sison [sic]. I sent Walters a photograph of them." Sleeping Children, one of Rinehart's most popular works, was reportedly modeled after a pair of children who were taking a midday nap at his studio in Rome. The original plaster is at the Peabody Institute, Baltimore, and other examples can be found at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Wadsworth Athenaeum, Hartford, Connecticut; Mead Art Museum, Amherst, Massachusetts; and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.