Bessie Potter Vonnoh (1872-1955)
Bessie Potter Vonnoh (1872-1955)

Mother and Child; A Study

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Bessie Potter Vonnoh (1872-1955)
Mother and Child; A Study
inscribed and dated 'Bessie Potter Vonnoh 1902' (along the base)--inscribed 'Roman Bronze Works N.Y.' and indistinctly numbered (along the base)
bronze with brown patina
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high
Provenance
By descent to the present owners.

Lot Essay

The present work is part of a series of small bronzes depicting the theme of motherhood which were executed by the artist in the early 1900s. Other examples from this series can be found in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Brooklyn Museum and The Cincinnati Art Museum.

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