Lot Essay
The present bronze, cast in an edition of six, represents the artist's wife and grandson. A reduction 12 inches high was cast in a similar edition.
Details
WILLIAM ZORACH (1887-1966)
'New Horizons', A Bronze Group of a Mother and Child
inscribed 'William Zorach 1951' and stamped 'ROMAN BRONZE WORKS INC'
44 in. (111.8 cm.) high, 40 in. (101.6 cm.) long, dark brown patina
'New Horizons', A Bronze Group of a Mother and Child
inscribed 'William Zorach 1951' and stamped 'ROMAN BRONZE WORKS INC'
44 in. (111.8 cm.) high, 40 in. (101.6 cm.) long, dark brown patina
Provenance
The Downtown Gallery, New York, 1960
The Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, Vt.; sold Christie's New York, May 29, 1987, sale 6402, lot 252
Private Collection, South Woodstock, Vt.
The Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, Vt.; sold Christie's New York, May 29, 1987, sale 6402, lot 252
Private Collection, South Woodstock, Vt.
Literature
J.I.H. Baur, William Zorach, New York, 19959, fig. 71
W. Zorach, Art is my Life, Cleveland, 1967, p. 168, fig. 60
W. Zorach, Art is my Life, Cleveland, 1967, p. 168, fig. 60
Exhibited
Wellfleet, Ma., Mayo Hill Gallery, Summer 1953
Philadelphia, Pa., Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: American Paintings and Sculpture, January 26 - February 23, 1958
Old Westbury, N.Y., Old Westbury Gardens, Annual Summer Exhibition of Garden Sculpture, Summer 1960, checklist #89
Philadelphia, Pa., Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: American Paintings and Sculpture, January 26 - February 23, 1958
Old Westbury, N.Y., Old Westbury Gardens, Annual Summer Exhibition of Garden Sculpture, Summer 1960, checklist #89