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 larger size.
Details
HARRIET WHITNEY FRISHMUTH (1880-1979)
'Joy of the Waters', A Bronze Fountain Figure
inscribed 'HARRIET W. FRISHMUTH © 1917'
62 in. (157.5 cm.) high, olive brown patina (weathered)
'Joy of the Waters', A Bronze Fountain Figure
inscribed 'HARRIET W. FRISHMUTH © 1917'
62 in. (157.5 cm.) high, olive brown patina (weathered)
Provenance
John D. Larkin Jr., 'Windover', Buffalo, New York
Mary Frances Larkin Kellogg, 'Lochevan', Buffalo, New York, 1930
Mary Frances Larkin Kellogg, 'Lochevan', Buffalo, New York, 1930
Literature
B.G. Proske, Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture, Murrell's Inlet, S.C., 1968 ed., p. 224