Paul Howard Manship (1885-1966)

'Briseis', A Bronze Figure

Details

Paul Howard Manship (1885-1966)
'Briseis', A Bronze Figure
inscribed '© 1916 PAUL MANSHIP' and stamped 'ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y-'
21½in. (54.6cm.) high, dark brown patina with traces of gilding

Provenance

Douglas Berman, New York
Adams Davidson Galleries, Washington, DC

Literature

P. Vitry, Paul Manship: Sculpteur Americain, Paris, 1927, p. 39, pl. 13
E. Murtha, Paul Manship, New York, 1957, p. 158, cat. no. 89, pl. 89
Minnesota Museum of Art, Paul Manship: Changing Taste in America, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 1985, p. 139, cat. no. 99

Exhibited

Bar Harbor, Maine, Jessup Memorial Library, August 4-September 2, 1916

Lot Essay

According to ancient Greek mythology, Briseis, the slave-girl to Achilles, was lost to Agamemnon in the Trojan War. Manship portrays Briseis, saddened as she is being lead away from Achilles.

This model was cast in two sizes, the present size from an edition of approximately nine, and a larger version in an edition of three.