Lot Essay
Whirlwind was first exhibited at the National Academy of Design in 1878. A second version, similar to the present cast, was exhibited in 1896.
Details
JONATHAN SCOTT HARTLEY (1845-1912)
'Whirlwind', A Bronze Female Figure
inscribed WHIRLWIND. J S Hartley Sc 1895 and cire perdue. GORHAM CO.
30½in. (77.5cm.) high, reddish brown patina with verdigris
'Whirlwind', A Bronze Female Figure
inscribed WHIRLWIND. J S Hartley Sc 1895 and cire perdue. GORHAM CO.
30½in. (77.5cm.) high, reddish brown patina with verdigris
Literature
M.E. Shapiro, Bronze Casting and American Sculpture 1850-1900, Newark, NJ, 1985, pp. 101, 167-168