Lot Essay
This model was cast in an edition of 345, of which were cast by Gorham foundry, with the exception of one which was assembled by Roman Bronze Works and cast by the Gorham foundry.
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Property from the Estate of Morton Swinsky
Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1980)
'The Star'
Details
Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1980)
'The Star'
inscribed 'HARRIET W. FRISHMUTH 1918' and 'TO FLORENZ ZIEGFELD FROM DAVID BELASCO - XMAS 1918' (on the base)--stamped 'GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS/Q505' and '10' (along the base)
bronze with brown patina
18¾ in. (47.6 cm.) high
Modeled in 1918.
'The Star'
inscribed 'HARRIET W. FRISHMUTH 1918' and 'TO FLORENZ ZIEGFELD FROM DAVID BELASCO - XMAS 1918' (on the base)--stamped 'GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS/Q505' and '10' (along the base)
bronze with brown patina
18¾ in. (47.6 cm.) high
Modeled in 1918.
Literature
The Gorham Company, Bronze Division, Famous Small Bronzes, New York, 1928, pp. 34-35.
C.N. Aronson, Sculptured Hyacinths, New York, 1973, pp. 101-05, 206, another example illustrated.
J. Conner, J. Rosenkranz, Rediscoveries in American Sculpture: Studio Works 1893-1939, Houston, Texas, 1989, pp. 35, 38-39, 142, other examples illustrated.
J. Conner, L.R. Lehmbeck, T. Tolles, F.L. Hohmann III, Captured Motion, The Sculpture of Harriet Whitney Frishmuth: A Catalogue of Works, New York, 2006, p. 237, no. 1918:3, another example illustrated.
C.N. Aronson, Sculptured Hyacinths, New York, 1973, pp. 101-05, 206, another example illustrated.
J. Conner, J. Rosenkranz, Rediscoveries in American Sculpture: Studio Works 1893-1939, Houston, Texas, 1989, pp. 35, 38-39, 142, other examples illustrated.
J. Conner, L.R. Lehmbeck, T. Tolles, F.L. Hohmann III, Captured Motion, The Sculpture of Harriet Whitney Frishmuth: A Catalogue of Works, New York, 2006, p. 237, no. 1918:3, another example illustrated.
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