American Art
American Art
HARRIET WHITNEY FRISHMUTH | THE VINE
Lot Closed
September 30, 06:29 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 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 dark brown patina
height: 12 inches (30.5 cm) on a 1 inch (2.5 cm) marble base
Modeled in 1921.
Private collection, São Paulo, Brazil
Acquired by the present owner from the above
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 while the remainder were produced by Roman Bronze Works, New York.