Live Auction 1488Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1980)
Lot 78Estate of William Yerrington Dear, Jr. and Thelma Tipson Dear

Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1980)

'The Star'

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USD 19,200

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Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1980)
'The Star'
inscribed 'Harriet W. Frishmuth 1918 ©' (along the base), stamped 'Gorham Co Q505' and numbered '234' (along the edge of the base)
bronze with brown patina
18¾ in. (47.6) high; on a black marble base ¾ in. (1.9 cm.) high

Specialist note

The Star was conceived as a small bronze statuette in 1918. Because of its commercial success, the artist enlarged the model and had it cast as a life-size bronze in 1923. A life-size bronze of The Star is in the collection of the Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio.