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Lot 39

Harriet Whitney Frishmuth
(1880-1980)
The Vine 12in high on a 3/4in marble base

22 November 2016, 14:00 EST
New York

Sold for US$17,500 inc. premium

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Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1980)

The Vine
inscribed 'HARRIET W. FRISHMUTH / 1921' and 'R.B.W.' (along the base)
bronze with brown patina
12in high on a 3/4in marble base
Modeled in 1921.

Footnotes

Provenance
The artist.
Ruth Talcott, the artist's secretary.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1979.

Literature
J. Conner, L.R. Lehmbeck, and T. Tolles, Captured Motion: The Sculpture of Harriet Whitney Frishmuth, New York, 2006, pp. 150-51, no. 1921:1, another example illustrated.

According to Captured Motion: The Sculpture of Harriet Whitney Frishmuth, Roman Bronze Works produced forty-six casts of The Vine. The present work is among one of the casts from this limited production. Another three hundred and seventeen casts were produced by Gorham Co. Founders, from a total edition of three hundred and ninety-six casts from 1921 to 1966.

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