Lot Essay
Conceived in 1925, Crest of the Wave was edited both in the present size and as a large fountain figures. Frishmuth's favorite model, Desha, posed for it.
Details
HARRIET WHITNEY FRISHMUTH (1880-1979)
'Crest of the Wave', A Bronze Figure of a Water Nymph
inscribed HARRIET W. FRISHMUTH © 1925 and GORHAM CO FOUNDERS QFHL
20 7/8in. (53cm.) high, on Belgian marble base, rich greenish brown patina
'Crest of the Wave', A Bronze Figure of a Water Nymph
inscribed HARRIET W. FRISHMUTH © 1925 and GORHAM CO FOUNDERS QFHL
20 7/8in. (53cm.) high, on Belgian marble base, rich greenish brown patina
Provenance
Miss H. Joan Hofford, New York (purchased from the artist) By descent throught the family
Literature
The Gorham Company, Bronze Division, Famous Samll Bronzes, New York, 1928, pp. 12-13
Brookgreen Gardens, Sculpture by Harriet Frishmuth, Murrell's Inlet, South Carolina, 1927, illus.
B.G. Proske, Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture, Murrell's Inlet, South carolina, 1968 ed., p. 224
C.N. Aronson, Sculptured Hyacinths, New York, 1973, pp. 158-161, 212, illus.
Brookgreen Gardens, Sculpture by Harriet Frishmuth, Murrell's Inlet, South Carolina, 1927, illus.
B.G. Proske, Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture, Murrell's Inlet, South carolina, 1968 ed., p. 224
C.N. Aronson, Sculptured Hyacinths, New York, 1973, pp. 158-161, 212, illus.