Harriet Whitney Frishmuth
(American, 1880–1980)
The Vine
Sale 1057 - American & European Art
Sep 27, 2022
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Lot Description
Harriet Whitney Frishmuth
(American, 1880–1980)
The Vine
bronze with brown patina
inscribed © 1921 Harriet W. Frishmuth and stamped GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS QBWS (along the base)
Height 11 3/4 inches.
Property from the Collection of James and Patrice Schoonmaker, Naples, Florida
Provenance:
Col. James Martinus Schoonmaker, Sr. (1842-1927), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Thence by descent to the present owner
Literature:
Janis Conner, Leah Rosenblatt Lehmbeck, Thayer Tolles, and Frank L. Hohmann III, Captured Motion, The Sculpture of Harriet Whitney Frishmuth, A Catalogue of Works, New York, 2006, pp. 150-51; 240, no. 1921:1 (another cast illustrated)
Condition Report
Height with base: 12 3/4 inches.
Green oxidation through hair, upper body, grapes, and within legs, consistent with age; otherwise patination is overall even and rich. Additional images available upon request.
Green oxidation through hair, upper body, grapes, and within legs, consistent with age; otherwise patination is overall even and rich. Additional images available upon request.
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