A PAIR OF PAINTED WROUGHT-IRON ANTELOPE TORCHERES
A PAIR OF PAINTED WROUGHT-IRON ANTELOPE TORCHERES

WILLIAM HUNT DIEDERICH, CIRCA 1920, WITH LATER BASES

細節
A PAIR OF PAINTED WROUGHT-IRON ANTELOPE TORCHERES
William Hunt Diederich, Circa 1920, with later bases
Together with two related working drawings in pencil
78½in. (199.5cm.) high, 17½in. (44.4cm.) diameter at top (4)
出版
Hunt Diederich, Whitney Museum of American Art exh. cat, 1991, p.3 for a citation of the torcheres.
展覽
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Hunt Dederich, 28 June - 29 September, 1991

拍品專文

cf. Wendy Kaplan et. al, Designing Modernity: The Arts of Reform and Persuasion, 1885-1945, 1995, p.336, fig. 172 for an illustration of this model.
Diederich's superb facility as a draftsman is reflected in his elegant and highly stylized designs for many decorative art objects, especially his torcheres, chandeliers, and fire-screens. Here, the light of the fire or candlelight tended to accentuate the delicate silhouette of the sculpture, creating a dramatic play of light and shadow. Long legged animals with graceful lines such as greyhounds, horses, ibex, and antelopes were a favorite source for Diederich. In order to realize these designs, he often worked with such Manhattan blacksmiths as George Bardosy, many of whom were talented artisans in their own right.