Lot Essay
Originally created for the artist's mantelpiece, Indian and Pronhorn Antelope were first exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1914.
PROPERTY OF A RHODE ISLAND FAMILY
Paul Manship (1885-1966)
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Paul Manship (1885-1966)
'Indian' and 'Pronghorn Antelope', A Pair of Bronze Figures
the one inscribed 'PAUL. MANSHIP. © . 1914.' and 'ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y-', the other inscribed '©1914. PAUL. MANSHIP.' and 'ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y-'
12¾in. (32.4cm.) and 11¾in. (29.8cm.) high, on veined black marble base, greenish brown patina (2)
'Indian' and 'Pronghorn Antelope', A Pair of Bronze Figures
the one inscribed 'PAUL. MANSHIP. © . 1914.' and 'ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y-', the other inscribed '©1914. PAUL. MANSHIP.' and 'ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y-'
12¾in. (32.4cm.) and 11¾in. (29.8cm.) high, on veined black marble base, greenish brown patina (2)
Provenance
Sharp Family, Providence, Rhode Island
By descent through the Family
By descent through the Family
Literature
House and Garden, June 1921, p. 62, illus.
P. Vitry, Paul Manship: Sculpteur Americain, Paris, 1927, p. 38, pl. 31,32
E. Murtha, Paul Manship, New York, 1957, p. 152, cat. nos. 51 and 52
Minnesota Museum of Art, Paul Manship: Changing Taste in America, 1985, pp. 136-137, cat. nos. 97, 98
A. Duncan, American Art Deco, New York, 1986, p. 212
J. Manship, Paul Manship, New York, 1989, pp. 54, 67-69, figs. 45, 60-61
H. Rand, Paul Manship, Washington, 1989, pp. 40-41, figs. 26-27
P. Vitry, Paul Manship: Sculpteur Americain, Paris, 1927, p. 38, pl. 31,32
E. Murtha, Paul Manship, New York, 1957, p. 152, cat. nos. 51 and 52
Minnesota Museum of Art, Paul Manship: Changing Taste in America, 1985, pp. 136-137, cat. nos. 97, 98
A. Duncan, American Art Deco, New York, 1986, p. 212
J. Manship, Paul Manship, New York, 1989, pp. 54, 67-69, figs. 45, 60-61
H. Rand, Paul Manship, Washington, 1989, pp. 40-41, figs. 26-27