Jonathan Scott Hartley (1845-1912)

'The Baseball Player'

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Jonathan Scott Hartley (1845-1912)
'The Baseball Player'
inscribed 'Henry . Bonnard Bronze Co- N.Y. 1886. J.S. Hartley - Sculptor N.Y. Copyrighted.' (along the base)
bronze with brown patina
13¾ in. (35 cm.) high on a marble base ¾ in. (2 cm.) high

Provenance

Barry Halper Baseball Collection, New Jersey.
Mark Rucker.

Literature

Bronzes D'Art: The Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, New York, n.d., p. 6, no. 6.

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Lot Essay

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known today as the National League, was founded in 1876, and was the first professional sports conference in the United States. The introduction of organized sport inspired various American artists, such as Jonathan Scott Hartley, to create baseball themed works of art including the present work, 'The Baseball Player.'

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