'Crest of the Wave'

Details

Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1980)
'Crest of the Wave'
inscribed 'Harriet W. Frishmuth 1925 ©' (along the base)
bronze with greenish brown patina
21 in. (53.3 cm.) high, on a black marble base, ¾ in.(1.9 cm.) high

Literature

C.N. Aronson, Sculptured Hyacinths, New York, 1973, pp. 158-161, 212, illustrations of other examples
Brookgreen Gardens, Sculpture by Harriet Frishmuth, Murrell's Inlet, South Carolina, 1927, illustration of another example
The Gorham Company, Bronze Division, Famous Small Bronzes, New York, 1928, pp. 12-13
B.G. Proske, Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture, Murrell's Inlet, South Carolina, 1968 edition, p. 224

Sale room notice

Please note that this work will be included in Leah Rosenblatt's forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné of the works of Harriet Whitney Frishmuth.

Lot Essay

Conceived in 1925, Crest of the Wave was edited both in the present size and as a larger fountain figure. The tabletop sized work is likely to have been the study size for the larger cast, which was a commission. Frishmuth's favorite model, Desha, posed for the piece.

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