Lot Essay
Conceived in 1921, Pas de Deux depicts the dancers Desha and Leon Barté. The model was cast in an edition of 50. Another example was sold in these Rooms, September 26, 1991, lot 136.
Details
HARRIET WHITNEY FRISHMUTH (1880-1980)
'Pas de Deux', A Bronze Group of Two Dancers
inscribed HARRIET W FRISHMUTH ©1921 and stamped GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS QBOS
16 7/8in. (42.8cm.) high, on Belgian marble base, greenish brown patina
'Pas de Deux', A Bronze Group of Two Dancers
inscribed HARRIET W FRISHMUTH ©1921 and stamped GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS QBOS
16 7/8in. (42.8cm.) high, on Belgian marble base, greenish brown patina
Literature
C.N. Aronson, Sculptured Hyacinths, New York, 1973, pp. 122, 208, illus.