HARRIET WHITNEY FRISHMUTH (1880-1979)

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HARRIET WHITNEY FRISHMUTH (1880-1979)

'Extase', A Bronze Figure

inscribed HARRIET W. FRISHMUTH 1920 and stamped 'GORHAM CO FOUNDERS QBKE
19 7/8in. (50.5cm.) high, rich brown patina

Literature

C.N. Aronson, Sculptured Hyacinths, New York, 1973, pp. 102-106, illus.
J. Conner and J. Rosenkranz, Rediscoveries in American Sculpture: Studio Works 1893-1939, Austin, Texas, 1989, p. 38

Lot Essay

Extase, the first model for which Desha Delteil posed, was awarded the Gold Medal at the National Art Club in 1921. Conceived while the model danced to Scriabin's music of the same title, it was the beginning of her influence on Frishmuth's work.