Lot Essay
Bissel was known for his realistic portraiture. The present example is related to the monumental group of Lincoln with a slave in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Details
GEORGE EDWIN BISSELL (1839-1920)
A Bronze Portrait Bust of Abraham Lincoln
inscribed Geo. E Bissell Sc. and Copyrighted GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS Q47
17¾in. (45.1cm.) high, reddish brown patina
A Bronze Portrait Bust of Abraham Lincoln
inscribed Geo. E Bissell Sc. and Copyrighted GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS Q47
17¾in. (45.1cm.) high, reddish brown patina
Literature
L. Taft, The History of American Sculpture, New York, 1969 ed., pp. 245-247