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 it.
Details
HARRIET WHITNEY FRISHMUTH (1880-1979)
'Crest of the Wave', A Bronze Figure of a Water Nymph
inscribed HARRIET W. FRISHMUTH © 1925
and stamped GORHAM CO FOUNDERS QFHL
20 7/8 in. (53 cm.) high, on Belgian marble base,
rich brownish green patina
'Crest of the Wave', A Bronze Figure of a Water Nymph
inscribed HARRIET W. FRISHMUTH © 1925
and stamped GORHAM CO FOUNDERS QFHL
20 7/8 in. (53 cm.) high, on Belgian marble base,
rich brownish green 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, S.C., 1927, illus.
B.G. Proske, Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture, Murrell's Inlet, S.C., 1968 ed., p. 224
C.N. Aronson, Sculptured Hyacinths, New York, 1973, pp. 158-161, 212, illus.
Brookgreen Gardens, Sculpture by Harriet Frishmuth, Murrell's Inlet, S.C., 1927, illus.
B.G. Proske, Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture, Murrell's Inlet, S.C., 1968 ed., p. 224
C.N. Aronson, Sculptured Hyacinths, New York, 1973, pp. 158-161, 212, illus.