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Bessie Potter Vonnoh (1872-1955) The Intruder 11in high (Modeled in 1913; Cast in 1914.) image 1
Bessie Potter Vonnoh (1872-1955) The Intruder 11in high (Modeled in 1913; Cast in 1914.) image 2
Lot 32

Bessie Potter Vonnoh
(1872-1955)
The Intruder 11in high

22 November 2016, 14:00 EST
New York

Sold for US$22,500 inc. premium

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Bessie Potter Vonnoh (1872-1955)

The Intruder
inscribed 'Bessie Potter Vonnoh 1913 no. 1' and stamped 'ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N-Y-' (along the base)
bronze with greenish-brown patina
11in high
Modeled in 1913; Cast in 1914.

Footnotes

Provenance
Private collection, California.

Literature
J. Aronson, Bessie Potter Vonnoh: Sculptor of Women, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2008, pp. 166-68, fig. 65, no. 28, other examples illustrated.

Bessie Potter Vonnoh's The Intruder was designed as a garden sculpture or small table fountain meant to incorporate both plant life and water. Some examples are known to have been piped for use as a fountain although the present work is not. While the number of casts for this model is unknown, the highest edition number recorded is no. XXVI which resides in the collection of the Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, West Virginia.

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