William Zorach (1887-1966)

'Innocence', A Carved Mahogany Portrait Figure of the Artist's Daughter Dahlov

Details

William Zorach (1887-1966)
'Innocence', A Carved Mahogany Portrait Figure of the Artist's Daughter Dahlov
14¼in. (36.2cm.) high, including wood base

Provenance

Gift of the artist to Ferdinand and Rebecca Reyher, Provincetown, Massachusetts
By descent in the family

Literature

P.S. Wingert, The Sculpture of William Zorach, New York, 1938, pp. 19, 59, 71, pl. 4, cat. no. 6

Lot Essay

The present mahogany figure is based on a smaller (8in.) sprucewood example carved in 1920 while the sculptor was camping in Yosemite National Park.