Lot Essay
Aspiration was awarded the Widener Gold Medal of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1914.
ANOTHER PROPERTY
ALBIN POLASEK (1879-1965)
Details
ALBIN POLASEK (1879-1965)
'Aspiration' and 'Bubble', Two Bronze Figures
the first inscribed '© .ALBIN.POLASEK.' and 'ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y-'
15¾in. (40cm.) high, rich reddish brown patina
the second inscribed '© 1917 ALBIN POLASEK' and 'ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y-'
16½in. (42cm.) high, rich greenish brown patina (2)
'Aspiration' and 'Bubble', Two Bronze Figures
the first inscribed '© .ALBIN.POLASEK.' and 'ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y-'
15¾in. (40cm.) high, rich reddish brown patina
the second inscribed '© 1917 ALBIN POLASEK' and 'ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y-'
16½in. (42cm.) high, rich greenish brown patina (2)
Literature
B.G. Proske, Brookgreen Gardens, Murells Inlet, South Carolina, 1968 ed., p. 228