Lot Essay
According to Edwin Murtha, the small size of Flight of Night, of which the present bronze is a fine example, was cast in an edition of twenty.
Details
PAUL HOWARD MANSHIP (1885-1966)
'Flight of Night', A Bronze Allegorical Female Figure
inscribed 'PAUL.MANSHIP ©1916' and 'ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y-'
14in. (35.6cm.) high, on stepped Belgian marble base, rich light brown patina
'Flight of Night', A Bronze Allegorical Female Figure
inscribed 'PAUL.MANSHIP ©1916' and 'ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y-'
14in. (35.6cm.) high, on stepped Belgian marble base, rich light brown patina
Literature
P. Vitry, Paul Manship: Sculpteur Americain, Paris, 1927, p. 38, pl. 11
E. Murtha, Paul Manship, New York, 1957, pp. 153, 158, fig. 2, cat. no. 81
Minnesota Museum of Art, Paul Manship: Changing Taste in American Art, 1985, St. Paul, Minnesota, p. 71, cat. no. 44, cover illus.
H. Rand, Paul Manship, Washington, D.C., 1989, pp. 117-118, fig. 112
E. Murtha, Paul Manship, New York, 1957, pp. 153, 158, fig. 2, cat. no. 81
Minnesota Museum of Art, Paul Manship: Changing Taste in American Art, 1985, St. Paul, Minnesota, p. 71, cat. no. 44, cover illus.
H. Rand, Paul Manship, Washington, D.C., 1989, pp. 117-118, fig. 112