Lot Essay
Conceived in 1925, Crest of the Wave was edited both in the present size and as a larger fountain figure. Frishmuth's favorite model, Desha, posed for the piece.
Details
HARRIET WHITNEY FRISHMUTH (1880-1979)
'Crest of the Wave', A Bronze Figure
inscribed HARRIET W FRISHMUTH © 1925 and stamped GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS QFHL
19 7/8in. (20.6cm.) high, greenish brown patina
'Crest of the Wave', A Bronze Figure
inscribed HARRIET W FRISHMUTH © 1925 and stamped GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS QFHL
19 7/8in. (20.6cm.) high, greenish brown patina
Literature
The Gorham Company, Bronze Division, Famous Small Bronzes, New York, 1928, pp. 12-13
Brookgreen Gardens, Sculpture By Harriet Frishmuth, Murrell's Inlet, South Carolina, 1927, illus.
B.G. Proske, Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture, Murrell's Inlet, South Carolina, 1968 edition, p. 224
C.N. Aronson, Sculptured Hyacinths, New York, 1973, pp. 158-161, 212, illus.
Brookgreen Gardens, Sculpture By Harriet Frishmuth, Murrell's Inlet, South Carolina, 1927, illus.
B.G. Proske, Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture, Murrell's Inlet, South Carolina, 1968 edition, p. 224
C.N. Aronson, Sculptured Hyacinths, New York, 1973, pp. 158-161, 212, illus.