Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1980)

'Meteor'

Details

Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1980)
'Meteor'
inscribed 'HARRIET W. FRISHMUTH © 1923 DESIGN PATENT PENDING' (along the base)--stamped 'QBXF' (underneath the base)
bronze with verdigris patina
4¼ in. (10.8 cm.) high on a 1 in. (2.5 cm.) marble base
Cast in 1923-24.

Provenance

Conner-Rosenkranz, LLC, New York.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, circa 2000.

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, pp. 36, 169, 244, no. 1923:2, illustrated.

Lot Essay

'Meteor', which has also been known as Spirit of Speed, was originally designed as a hood ornament for automobiles and cast in a series of thirteen between 1923 and 1924. In its sleek, stylized design, the present work manifests Frishmuth's interest in the Art Deco movement.

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