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Harriet Whitney Frishmuth 1880-1980
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Harriet Whitney Frishmuth
- Play Days
- signed Harriet W. Frishmuth © 1925 with the Gorham Co Founders QFED foundry mark
- bronze, greenish brown patina
- height: 22 1/2 in.
- (57.2 cm)
Provenance
Sale: Christie's, New York, December 2, 1993, lot 23, illustrated in color
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Literature
National Sculpture Society, Exhibition of American Sculpture Catalogue, New York 1929, p. 123, illustrations of another example
Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture, Sculpture by Harriet Whitney Frishmuth, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, 1937, illustrations of other examples
B.G. Broske, Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, 1968, illustration of another example p. 224
B.G. Proske, Harriet Whitney Frishmuth, "Lyric Sculptor, Aristos," The Journal of Esthetics, vol. 2, June 1984, p. 4
Janis Conner, Leah Rosenblatt Lehmbeck and Thayer Tolles, Captured Motion: The Sculpture of Harriet Whitney Frishmuth, A Catalogue of Works, New York, 2006, no. 1925:3, pp. 38, 77, 174, 249, illustration of another example
Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture, Sculpture by Harriet Whitney Frishmuth, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, 1937, illustrations of other examples
B.G. Broske, Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, 1968, illustration of another example p. 224
B.G. Proske, Harriet Whitney Frishmuth, "Lyric Sculptor, Aristos," The Journal of Esthetics, vol. 2, June 1984, p. 4
Janis Conner, Leah Rosenblatt Lehmbeck and Thayer Tolles, Captured Motion: The Sculpture of Harriet Whitney Frishmuth, A Catalogue of Works, New York, 2006, no. 1925:3, pp. 38, 77, 174, 249, illustration of another example
Condition
Very good condition, piped as a fountain, a few drops of brown liquid around the base, otherwise fine.
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.