May 20, 2020 11:00 EST
Important Paintings
2
Harriet Whitney Frishmuth
American, 1880-1980
Joy of the Waters, 1917
Signed Harriet W. Frishmuth, dated 1912, and inscribed Roman Bronze Works Inc. on the base
Bronze with light green patina
Height 61 inches (154.9 cm)
Piped for a fountain
Provenance:
James Graham and Sons, New York, circa 1970s
Private collection
Literature:
C.N. Aronson, Sculptured Hyacinths, New York, 1973, pp. 26, 107-09, illus.
J. Conner, J. Rosenkranz, Rediscoveries in American Sculpture: Studio Works, 1893-1939, Austin, Texas, 1989, pp. 38, 40-41, 42n13, 191
T. Tolles, ed., American Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born between 1865 and 1885, vol. II, New York, 2001, p. 640
J. Conner, L.R. Lehmbeck, T. Tolles, F.L. Hohmann III, Captured Motion, The Sculpture of Harriet Whitney Frishmuth: A Catalogue of Works, New York, 2006, pp. 28, 66, 79n80, 86, 200, 236, 277-78, no. 1917:3, another example illustrated
Sold for $75,000
Estimated at $80,000 - $120,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
Harriet Whitney Frishmuth
American, 1880-1980
Joy of the Waters, 1917
Signed Harriet W. Frishmuth, dated 1912, and inscribed Roman Bronze Works Inc. on the base
Bronze with light green patina
Height 61 inches (154.9 cm)
Piped for a fountain
Provenance:
James Graham and Sons, New York, circa 1970s
Private collection
Literature:
C.N. Aronson, Sculptured Hyacinths, New York, 1973, pp. 26, 107-09, illus.
J. Conner, J. Rosenkranz, Rediscoveries in American Sculpture: Studio Works, 1893-1939, Austin, Texas, 1989, pp. 38, 40-41, 42n13, 191
T. Tolles, ed., American Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born between 1865 and 1885, vol. II, New York, 2001, p. 640
J. Conner, L.R. Lehmbeck, T. Tolles, F.L. Hohmann III, Captured Motion, The Sculpture of Harriet Whitney Frishmuth: A Catalogue of Works, New York, 2006, pp. 28, 66, 79n80, 86, 200, 236, 277-78, no. 1917:3, another example illustrated
In good overall condition with some light rubbing to the patina in the high points.
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Auction: Important Paintings, May 20, 2020
