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Play Days, Harriet W. Frishmuth (1880-1980)

Currency:USD Category:Art Start Price:25,000.00 USD Estimated At:100,000.00 - 150,000.00 USD
Play Days, Harriet W. Frishmuth (1880-1980)
<B><I>Playdays</B></I></B></I><BR><BR>Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1980), American<BR>Modeled 1924; Edition of 32.<BR>Bronze with weathered green patina<BR>Incised: <I>HARRIET W FRISHMUTH SC - ©</B></I><BR>4 Feet 6 inches high<BR><BR>A beautiful fountain featuring a young girl standing on her toes. With one hand raised in caution, she is caught tickling the back of a frog with her big toe. <I>Playdays</B></I> was commissioned by Mrs. J. L. Harriman of Asheville, N.C and modeled after dancer Madeleine Parker. A beautiful natural patination has occurred to the fountain due to being kept outdoors at Charles Aronson's home and Frishmuth Gallery at Hundred Acres, Arcade, N.Y.<BR>Illus.: C.N. Aronson, <I>Sculptured Hyacinths,</B></I> New York, 1973, pp. 80, 139-144, 210.<BR>J. Conner, L.R. Lehmbeck, T. Tolles, <I>Captured Motion,</B></I> New York, 2006, p. 248 Other example Illustrated.<BR><BR>From the Collection of Charles N. and Josephine R. Aronson. <B>Condition Report:</B> Natural separation between her front foot and the frog's back due to age.<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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