Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1980)

'Martha Lorber'

Details

Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1980)
'Martha Lorber'
inscribed 'HARRIET W FRISHMUTH 1927' (on the base)--stamped 'GORHAM CO FOUNDERS/QFWD' (along the base)
bronze with brownish-green patina
13½ in. (34.3 cm.) high on a ¾ in. (1.9 cm.) marble base
Cast in 1927.

Provenance

Private collection, New York.
By descent to the present owner.

Literature

J. Conner, L.R. Lehmbeck, T. Tolles, F.L. Hohmann III, Captured Motion: The Sculpture of Harriet Whitney Frishmuth: A Catalogue of Works, New York, 2006, p. 254, no. 1927:3.

Lot Essay

The present work depicts Martha Lorber (1900-1983), who danced professionally in New York in the early 20th century for reputed troupes such as the Ziegfield Follies. This model was cast in an edition of three and the location of the other two casts is unknown.

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