



PROPERTY FROM THE MILLER FAMILY COLLECTION
Lot 15
Elizabeth Catlett(1915-2012)Standing Mother and Child 22 3/4in high
22 May 2019, 16:00 EDT
New YorkSold for US$18,825 inc. premium
Looking for a similar item?
Our American Art specialists can help you find a similar item at an auction or via a private sale.
Find your local specialistAsk about this lot

Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012)
Standing Mother and Child
inscribed 'EC' (on the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
22 3/4in high
Modeled circa 1993; Cast by 1993.
inscribed 'EC' (on the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
22 3/4in high
Modeled circa 1993; Cast by 1993.
Footnotes
Provenance
The artist.
Private collection, acquired from the above.
By descent to the present owner.
Literature
L.H. Gedeon, et al., Elizabeth Catlett Sculpture: A Fifty-Year Retrospective, Purchase, New York, 1998, p. 78, another example illustrated.
The present bronze model was made by Elizabeth Catlett in preparation for a eucalyptus wood carving that she executed in 1993 entitled Mother and Child (Harlem Studio Museum, New York). Another similar composition in bronze, entitled Mother and Child, was modeled in 1978 (Private Collection).