Anna Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973)

'Yawning Tiger', A Bronze Figure

Details

Anna Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973)
'Yawning Tiger', A Bronze Figure
inscribed 'Anna V. Hyatt' and stamped 'GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS Q509' and with the Gorham foundry stamp and numbered
28in. (71cm.) long, rich brown patina

Literature

Comparative Literature
J. Conner and J. Rosenkranz, Rediscoveries in American Sculpture: Studio Works 1893-1939, Austin, Texas, 1989, pp. 76, 78, illus.

Lot Essay

Also listed in the Gorham Foundry records as Stretching Tiger, the present model of 1917 was edited in bronze in two sizes: the present size and 13¼in. long. The records indicate that 118 casts of this larger size were made between 1919-1945.