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HARRIET WHITNEY FRISHMUTH | Reflections
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
- Harriet Whitney Frishmuth
- Reflections
- inscribed HARRIET W FRISHMUTH © 1936 (on the base) and stamped ROMAN BRONZE WORKS INC (along the base)
- bronze with grey-green patina
- height: 56 1/4 inches (142.9 cm)
- Modeled in 1930.
Provenance
Erkine Studios, New York
Private collection (sold: Sotheby's, New York, June 2, 1983, lot 138)
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Private collection (sold: Sotheby's, New York, June 2, 1983, lot 138)
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Literature
Charles N. Aronson, Sculptured Hyacinths, New York, 1973, pp. 186-87, illustration of another example
Janis Conner and Joel Rosenkranz, Rediscoveries in American Sculpture: Studio Works, 1893-1939, Austin, Texas, 1989, p. 41, illustration of another example
Janis Conner, Frank Hohmann, Leah Rosenblatt Lehmbeck, Thayer Tolles, et. al., Captured Motion: The Sculpture of Harriet Whitney Frishmuth, A Catalogue of Works, New York, 2006, no. 1930:4, pp. 207-09, 262, illustration of another example
Janis Conner and Joel Rosenkranz, Rediscoveries in American Sculpture: Studio Works, 1893-1939, Austin, Texas, 1989, p. 41, illustration of another example
Janis Conner, Frank Hohmann, Leah Rosenblatt Lehmbeck, Thayer Tolles, et. al., Captured Motion: The Sculpture of Harriet Whitney Frishmuth, A Catalogue of Works, New York, 2006, no. 1930:4, pp. 207-09, 262, illustration of another example
Condition
Please contact the American Art department for this condition report: (212) 606 7280 or Colton.Klein@sothebys.com
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
Reflections was cast in an edition of twelve between 1931 and 1970. Gorham Manufacturing Company produced three examples and nine were cast by Roman Bronze Works, Inc., New York.