Lot Essay
'Joy of the Waters' was cast in two sizes by both the Gorham and Roman Bronze Works foundries. The present bronze is an example of the smaller size.
Details
Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1979)
'Joy of the Waters', A Bronze Fountain Figure
inscribed 'HARRIET W. FRISHMUTH Sc © 1914' and stamped 'GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS O B K X'
43½in. (110.5cm.) high, greenish brown patina
'Joy of the Waters', A Bronze Fountain Figure
inscribed 'HARRIET W. FRISHMUTH Sc © 1914' and stamped 'GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS O B K X'
43½in. (110.5cm.) high, greenish brown patina
Literature
C. N. Aronson, Sculptured Hyacinths, New York, 1973, pp. 26, 107-109, 206, illus.