Anna Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973)

'Yawning Tiger', A Bronze Figure

Details

Anna Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973)
'Yawning Tiger', A Bronze Figure
inscribed 'Anna V. Hyatt' and '#54' and stamped 'GORHAM CO FOUNDERS Q509'
28¼in. (71.8cm.) long, greenish brown patina

Literature

J. Conner and J. Rosenkranz, Rediscoveries in American Sculpture: Studio Works 1893-1939, Austin, Texas, 1989, pp. 76, 78, 191, p. 76 illus.

Lot Essay

Also listed in the Gorham Foundry records as Stretching Tiger, the present model of 1917 was edited in bronze in two sizes: the present size and 13¼in. long. The records indicate that 118 casts of this larger size were made between 1919-1945.