Lot Essay
This bronze is probably a unique cast.
The walking priest; Father James Turner
Details
Samuel Murray (1870-1941)
Murray, S.
The walking priest; Father James Turner
inscribed 'Murray 1903' and 'Roman Bronze Works N.Y.'
bronze with green patina
15 in. (39.4 cm.) high
Murray, S.
The walking priest; Father James Turner
inscribed 'Murray 1903' and 'Roman Bronze Works N.Y.'
bronze with green patina
15 in. (39.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Jane Kershaw Murray, the artist's widow.
John B. Thomson, the artist's nephew-in-law, Malvern, Pennsylvania.
M. Knoedler & Co., New York.
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York.
Gift of the above to the present owner, 1966.
John B. Thomson, the artist's nephew-in-law, Malvern, Pennsylvania.
M. Knoedler & Co., New York.
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York.
Gift of the above to the present owner, 1966.
Exhibited
Washington, DC, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Samuel Murray: The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection, May 20-July 18, 1982, no. 16, illus.