Lot Essay
Conceived in 1925, Crest of the Wave was edited both in the present size and as a large fountain figure. Frishmuth's favorite model, Desha, posed for it.
Details
Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1979)
'Crest of the Wave', A Bronze Figure
inscribed 'HARRIET W FRISHMUTH © 1925' and stamped 'GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS QFHL'
21in. (53.2cm.) high, on Belgian marble base, greenish brown patina
'Crest of the Wave', A Bronze Figure
inscribed 'HARRIET W FRISHMUTH © 1925' and stamped 'GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS QFHL'
21in. (53.2cm.) high, on Belgian marble base, greenish brown patina
Literature
Brookgreen Gardens, Sculpture by Harriet Frishmuth, Murells Inlet, South Carolina, 1927, illus.
B.G. Proske, Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture, Murells Inlet, South Carolina, 1968 ed., p. 224
C.N. Aronson, Sculptured Hyacinths, New York, 1973, pp. 158-161, 212, illus.
B.G. Proske, Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture, Murells Inlet, South Carolina, 1968 ed., p. 224
C.N. Aronson, Sculptured Hyacinths, New York, 1973, pp. 158-161, 212, illus.