Harriet Whitney Frishmuth
(American, 1880–1980)
The Star
Sale 1177 - American Art
May 19, 2023
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$8,000 -
12,000
Price Realized
$10,710
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Lot Description
Harriet Whitney Frishmuth
(American, 1880–1980)
The Star
bronze with brown patina
inscribed HARRIET W. FRISHMUTH 1918 (on the base); stamped GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS 0 505 and inscribed #268 (along the base)
Height 19 1/4 inches.
Property from an Estate, Sold to Benefit the Wichita Art Museum
The Star was cast in an edition of 345 between 1920 and 1955.
Literature:
Janis Conner, Frank Hohmann, Leah Rosenblatt Lehmbeck, and Thayer Tolles, Captured Motion, The Sculpture of Harriet Whitney Frishmuth: A Catalogue of Works, New York, 2006, no. 1918:3, p. 20, 30-1, 66-7, 80, 99, 106, 143-45, 148, 220, 237 (another cast illustrated)
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