Lot Essay
Frishmuth's favorite model Desha posed for Joy of the Waters which was cast in the present size and one-third larger.
Details
Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1979)
'Joy of the Waters', A Bronze Figure of a Nymph
inscribed 'HARRIET W. FRISHMUTH Sc. © 1920' and 'ROMAN BRONZE WORKS INC. NY'
43¼in. (109.8 cm.) high, green patina
'Joy of the Waters', A Bronze Figure of a Nymph
inscribed 'HARRIET W. FRISHMUTH Sc. © 1920' and 'ROMAN BRONZE WORKS INC. NY'
43¼in. (109.8 cm.) high, green patina
Literature
C. N. Aronson, Sculptured Hyacinths, New York, 1973, pp. 26, 107-109, 206, illus.