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Adolph Alexander Weinman
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- Adolph Alexander Weinman
- Rising Sun
- inscribed ©/.A.A.WEINMAN.FECIT. and marked with the ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y- foundry mark (on the base)
- bronze, green and brown patina
- height: 26 inches
- (66 cm)
Provenance
Private Collection, Albany, circa 1920s (sold: Christie's, New York, September 28, 2010, lot 142)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Juliet James, Sculpture of the Exposition Palaces and Courts, San Francisco, 1915, pp. 18-21, another example illustrated
Brookgreen Gardens, Sculpture by Adolph Alexander Weinman, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, 1937, n.p., another example illustrated
The National Sculpture Society, New York, American Sculpture Series: Adolph A. Weinman, New York, 1950, pp. 16-19, 61, another example illustrated
Beatrice Gilman Proske, Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, 1968, p. 122, another example illustrated
Whitney Museum of American Art, 200 Years of American Sculpture, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1976, no. 151, p. 115, another example illustrated
Brookgreen Gardens, Sculpture by Adolph Alexander Weinman, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, 1937, n.p., another example illustrated
The National Sculpture Society, New York, American Sculpture Series: Adolph A. Weinman, New York, 1950, pp. 16-19, 61, another example illustrated
Beatrice Gilman Proske, Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, 1968, p. 122, another example illustrated
Whitney Museum of American Art, 200 Years of American Sculpture, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1976, no. 151, p. 115, another example illustrated
Condition
Bronze with green and brown patina. In generally good condition aside from surface dust and a few small scratches on the figures chest and hip.
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
Rising Day and its companion work, Descending Night, were originally designed as fountain figures for the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco.