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William Zorach
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- William Zorach
- Seated Cat (Tookey, the Zorach Cat)
- signed WM Zorach and dated 1927 (on base)
- Pink Tennessee marble
- Height: 16 1/2 inches
- (41.9 cm)
Provenance
Collection of R.J.F. Schwartzenbach
Private Collection, Atlanta
Private Collection, Atlanta
Exhibited
Art Institute of Chicago, Forty-First Annual Exhibition, Chicago, 1928
San Francisco, The California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1929
San Francisco, The California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1929
Literature
The California Palace of the Legion of Honor, The Catalogue of Contemporary American Sculpture, 1929, p. 343 illustrated
Roberta K. Tarbell, Catalogue Raisonne of William Zorach's Carved Sculptures, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Delaware, 1976, no. 1
Roberta K. Tarbell, Catalogue Raisonne of William Zorach's Carved Sculptures, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Delaware, 1976, no. 1
Condition
In generally good condition, with handling wear on head.
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.
Catalogue Note
The present work is the first major animal sculpture carved in stone by the artist, after which he created an edition of six bronzes. A later example of the same subject, carved in Swedish marble, is in the collection the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.