Lot Essay
The pair of present bronze figures were developed from a pair of smaller sketches, c. 1922 (Murtha, nos. 151, 152).
Details
PAUL HOWARD MANSHIP (1885-1966)
'Adam' and 'Eve', A Pair of Bronze Figures
the one inscribed P. Manship. ©. 1924. and Alexis RUDIER Fondeur PARIS, the other inscribed PAUL. MANSHIP © 1924 and ALEXIS RUDIER. Fondeur. Paris.
the one 17 5/8in. (44.7cm.) high, the other 16in. (40.6cm.) high, each on veined pink marble base, rich greenish brown patina (2)
'Adam' and 'Eve', A Pair of Bronze Figures
the one inscribed P. Manship. ©. 1924. and Alexis RUDIER Fondeur PARIS, the other inscribed PAUL. MANSHIP © 1924 and ALEXIS RUDIER. Fondeur. Paris.
the one 17 5/8in. (44.7cm.) high, the other 16in. (40.6cm.) high, each on veined pink marble base, rich greenish brown patina (2)
Provenance
Frederick Kuh, California
Literature
P. Vitry, Paul Manship: Sculptor American, Paris, 1927, p. 46, pl. 27
E. Murtha, Paul Manship, New York, 1957, p. 164, cat. nos. 184, 185
B.G. Proske, Brookgreen Gardens, Murrell's Inlet, SC, 1968 ed., p. 287
Minnesota Museum of Art, Saint Paul, Paul Manship: Changing Taste in America, 1985, pp. 38-41, cat. nos. 22, 23
J. Manship, Paul Manship, New York, 1989, pp. 112-113, 162, fig. 103
H. Rand, Paul Manship, Washington, 1989, pp. 151-153, fig. 157-158
E. Murtha, Paul Manship, New York, 1957, p. 164, cat. nos. 184, 185
B.G. Proske, Brookgreen Gardens, Murrell's Inlet, SC, 1968 ed., p. 287
Minnesota Museum of Art, Saint Paul, Paul Manship: Changing Taste in America, 1985, pp. 38-41, cat. nos. 22, 23
J. Manship, Paul Manship, New York, 1989, pp. 112-113, 162, fig. 103
H. Rand, Paul Manship, Washington, 1989, pp. 151-153, fig. 157-158
Exhibited
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1984-1985