Lot Essay
Originally created for the artist's mantelpiece, Indian and Pronghorn Antelope were first exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1914.
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Paul Manship (1885-1966)
'Indian' and 'Pronghorn Antelope', A Pair of Bronze Figures
the one inscribed 'PAUL MANSHIP © 1914' and 'Susse Fondeur Paris', the other inscribed 'PAUL MANSHIP © 1914' and 'SUSSE Fondeur Paris'
12¼in. (31.1cm.) and 11¼in. (28.6cm.) high, on veined red marble base, rich black patina (2)
'Indian' and 'Pronghorn Antelope', A Pair of Bronze Figures
the one inscribed 'PAUL MANSHIP © 1914' and 'Susse Fondeur Paris', the other inscribed 'PAUL MANSHIP © 1914' and 'SUSSE Fondeur Paris'
12¼in. (31.1cm.) and 11¼in. (28.6cm.) high, on veined red marble base, rich black patina (2)
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. 51-52
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. 51-52
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