Lot Essay
The present model is a companion piece to Crest of the Wave and was modeled by Desha.
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Laughing Waters
Details
Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1979)
Frishmuth, H.W.
Laughing Waters
inscribed 'HARRIET W FRISHMUTH 1929' and stamped 'GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS QGOA'
bronze, light brown patina
16 in. (41.9 cm.) high, including black Belgium mable base
Frishmuth, H.W.
Laughing Waters
inscribed 'HARRIET W FRISHMUTH 1929' and stamped 'GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS QGOA'
bronze, light brown patina
16 in. (41.9 cm.) high, including black Belgium mable base
Literature
C.N. Aronson, Sculptured Hyacinths, New York, 1973, pp. 183-185, 214, illus. of another example
J. Conner and J. Rosencranz, Rediscoveries in American Sculpture: Studio Works 1893-1939, Austin, 1989, p. 41
J. Conner and J. Rosencranz, Rediscoveries in American Sculpture: Studio Works 1893-1939, Austin, 1989, p. 41