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Desha, Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1980)

Currency:USD Category:Art Start Price:2,500.00 USD Estimated At:10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD
Desha, Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1980)
<B><I>Desha</B></I></B></I><BR><BR>Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1980), American<BR>Modeled 1927; Edition of 99 or 100.<BR>Bronze with green patina<BR>Incised: <I>HARRIET W. FRISHMUTH 1927 ©</B></I><BR> Foundry Mark: <I>ROMAN BRONZE WORKS INC.NY.Y.</B></I><BR>14.5 inches high (with base)<BR><BR>Frishmuth preferred Desha, a Yugoslavian born dancer, for her flexibility and strength to hold difficult poses for extended periods of time. This particular sculpture captures the motion of the dancer on her toes with one leg and both arms extended. <I>Desha,</B></I> unlike other sculptures, was never cast in a large format. The above is an edition of 18 cast by Roman Bronze Works.<BR>Illus.: C.N. Aronson, <I>Sculptured Hyacinths,</B></I> New York, 1973, pp. 47-49, 174, 179.<BR>J. Conner, L.R. Lehmbeck, T. Tolles, <I>Captured Motion,</B></I> New York, 2006, pp. 184-185, 254. Other examples Illustrated.<BR><BR>From the Collection of Charles N. and Josephine R. Aronson.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Requires 3rd Party Shipping (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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