American Art
American Art
HARRIET WHITNEY FRISHMUTH |THE VINE
Auction Closed
September 17, 04:16 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
HARRIET WHITNEY FRISHMUTH
1880 - 1980
THE VINE
inscribed ©/1921/HARRIET W. FRISHMUTH and stamped GORHAM CO FOUNDERS/QBWS (along the base)
bronze with brown patina
height: 11 ½ inches (29.2 cm) on a ¾ inch (1.9 cm) marble base
Modeled in 1921.
Janis Conner, Frank Hohmann, Leah Rosenblatt Lehmbeck and Thayer Tolles, Captured Motion: The Sculpture of Harriet Whitney Frishmuth, A Catalogue of Works, New York, 2006, no. 1921:1, pp. 29, 30-3, 37, 46, 54, 58, 59, 71, 79, 102, 277, another example illustrated pp. 150-51, 240
The Vine was cast in an edition of 396 between 1921 and 1966. Gorham Manufacturing Company produced 317 examples.