Art of the Americas, Featuring the American West
Art of the Americas, Featuring the American West
Property from a Private Collection, Detroit
The Bride of Spring
Auction Closed
January 24, 06:07 PM GMT
Estimate
300,000 - 500,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Private Collection, Detroit
Edmonia Lewis
1844 - 1907
The Bride of Spring
signed E Lewis., titled The Bride of Spring. and dated Roma 1879 (along the base)
marble
height: 48 in. 121.9 cm.
Executed in 1879.
(possibly) Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati (acquired directly from the artist circa 1880)
Private Collection, Paris, Kentucky (acquired from the above)
Paris-Bourbon County Library, Kentucky (acquired from the above)
Cowan's Auctions, Cincinnati, 12 October 2007, lot 644 (consigned by the above)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Diane Heilenman, "Rare Piece Found in Kentucky," The Courier-Journal, Louisville, 3 June 2007, pp. I-1 and I-4, illustrated in color
"Sculpture by Black Artist Resurfaces," The Cincinnati Enquirer, Ohio, 21 July 2007, p. 51, illustrated
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