Property from a New York Private Collection
A Roman Marble Torso of Apollo or Dionysos, 1st/2nd Century A.D.
Auction Closed
December 5, 03:41 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
after a Greek original of the 5th Century B.C., the young god standing with his weight on the right leg with both arms lowered, his hair falling in long wavy curls over the front of the shoulders and nape of the neck, remains of supports on his right thigh.
Height 45.7 cm.
Audrey McMahon (1898-1981), New York
American private collection, by descent from the above (Sotheby's, New York, June 6th, 2006, no. 11, illus., pre-cleaning)
acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Audrey McMahon, President of the College Art Association in the early 1930s, co-founded in 1935 the WPA Federal Art Project (FAP), Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal-inspired agency providing financial support to artists through commissions and teaching opportunities. As Regional Director of the New York City and New Jersey FAP, she helped fund and promote the work of many artists, including that of photographer Berenice Abbott. She gave her personal collection of prints, which ranged from the early Renaissance to the 20th Century, to the Queens College Art Collection. Her papers were donated by her executor Geraldine Rhoads, the magazine editor, to the Archives of American Art in 1997.
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