Lot Essay
Extase won the National Arts Club Gold Medal in 1921.
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE MIDWESTERN COLLECTION
HARRIET WHITNEY FRISHMUTH (1880-1979)
Details
HARRIET WHITNEY FRISHMUTH (1880-1979)
'Extase', A Bronze Female Figure
inscribed 'HARRIET W. FRISHMUTH 1920' and stamped 'GORHAM CO FOUNDERS QBKE'
19¾in. (50.2cm.) high, rich reddish brown patina
'Extase', A Bronze Female Figure
inscribed 'HARRIET W. FRISHMUTH 1920' and stamped 'GORHAM CO FOUNDERS QBKE'
19¾in. (50.2cm.) high, rich reddish brown patina
Literature
C.N. Aronson, Sculptured Hyacinths, New York, NY 1973, pp. 103-106, 206, illus.