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Bronze sculpture of a young nude female. She stands smiling in a playful attitude on a round base symmetrically decorated with four seated, outward facing frogs and a …
Description: DesignationThe Collection of Gordon and Zanne StewartHarriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1980): PlaydaysBronze with greenish brown patina, 1925, with the artist's copyright lower back, with the Gorham Founders mark, mounted on a wood pedestal.22 1/2 in. (height without pedestal), pedestal 38 1/2 in. (height).
A master of lyrical sculpture, Harriet Whitney Frishmuth is renowned for her graceful and lively figures. Playdays was inspired by the study of a young girl, Madeline Parker, just entering adolescence at the age of 13.
Playdays was awarded a Gold Medal by the Garden Club of America in 1928. The model was edited both as a table figure and as a lifesize fountain for the garden.
Play Days, modeled 1923. Bronze. In their utter playfulness and exuberance, the sculptures of Harriet Whitney Frishmuth perfectly capture the ebullient spirit of the 1920s. After rigorous training in both Paris and New York, the Philadelphia-born artist became celebrated for garden sculptures of youthful, lithe female dancers in energetic poses.
A master of lyrical sculpture, Frishmuth is renowned for her graceful lively figures. Playdays was inspired by the study of a young girl just entering adolescence, Madeline Parker, age 13. Desha, her friend and favorite model, introduced her to the young dancer who suggested the pose of tickling a frog with her foot.
American sculptor Playdays 1925. 55.9 cms | 22 ins Bronze ARC Leading the Revival of Realism Latest News URBES - Contemporary Landscapes on 26 September, 2024 The Lester Prize on 25 September, 2024 Paris through the Eyes of Saint-Aubin on 25 September, 2024 ...
