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Pierce Francis Connelly
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Pierce Francis Connelly
- BUST OF A YOUNG LADY
- engraved P.F. CONNELLY Fecit Flor. 1865
white Carrara marble
- overall height 28 3/4 in.
- 73 cm
Literature
Thayer Tolles, American Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, vol I, New York, 1999, pp. 182-4, for an entry on the artist
Condition
Overall in good condition. Finely carved. Marble with some surface dirt. The leaves in her garland with some minor edge nicks, 2-3 with broken tips. The socle with a few edge nicks.
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
Pierce Francis Connelly was born in the frontier town of Grand Coteau in Louisiana, but moved to Europe as a child and attended school in England and Italy. Connelly studied art in Paris and Florence and was a pupil of the great American sculptor Hiram Powers. Connelly rose to prominence in the United States after he contributed eleven works to the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876. Connelly's sculpture Thetis and Achilles is in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.