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Harriet Whitney Frishmuth
(American, 1880–1980)
The Star
Estimate: $8,000-$12,000
Sold
$8,500
Live Auction
American Art
Size
Height 19 1/4 inches.
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
Signature
inscribed HARRIET W. FRISHMUTH 1918 (on the base); stamped GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS 0 505 and inscribed #268 (along the base)
Provenance
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)