Lot Essay
Conceived in 1925, Crest of the Wave was edited both in the present size and as a large fountain figure. 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 stamped 'ROMAN BRONZE WORKS INC N.Y.'
20¾in. (52.7cm.) high, greenish brown patina, on Belgian marble base
'Crest of the Wave', A Bronze Figure of a Water Nymph
inscribed 'HARRIET W. FRISHMUTH © 1925' and stamped 'ROMAN BRONZE WORKS INC N.Y.'
20¾in. (52.7cm.) high, greenish brown patina, on Belgian marble base
Literature
B.G.Proske, Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture, Murells Inlet, South Carolina, 1968 ed., p. 224
C.N. Aronson, Sculptured Hyacinths, New York, 1973, pp. 158-161, 212, illus.
C.N. Aronson, Sculptured Hyacinths, New York, 1973, pp. 158-161, 212, illus.