Lot Essay
The present work, which is the larger-sized Briseis, was cast in a lifetime edition of three. An edition of six smaller versions were also cast. In 1950, Paul Manship reinterpreted this model in marble.
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Briseis
Details
Paul Manship (1885-1966)
Briseis
inscribed 'Paul Manship/© 1916' (on the base)--stamped 'ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N.Y.' (along the base)
bronze with verdigris patina
44 in. high (111.8 cm.)
Modeled in 1916.
Briseis
inscribed 'Paul Manship/© 1916' (on the base)--stamped 'ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N.Y.' (along the base)
bronze with verdigris patina
44 in. high (111.8 cm.)
Modeled in 1916.
Provenance
Private collection, York, Pennsylvania.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, by 1955.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, by 1955.
Literature
P. Vitry, Paul Manship, Sculpteur Americain, Paris, France, 1927, p. 39, pl. 13, another example illustrated.
E. Murtha, Paul Manship, New York, 1957, p. 158, no. 89, pl. 16, another example illustrated.
J.F. Hunter, et al., Paul Manship, Changing Taste in America, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1985, pp. 138-39, no. 99, another example illustrated.
J. Manship, Paul Manship, New York, 1989, p. 205.
E. Murtha, Paul Manship, New York, 1957, p. 158, no. 89, pl. 16, another example illustrated.
J.F. Hunter, et al., Paul Manship, Changing Taste in America, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1985, pp. 138-39, no. 99, another example illustrated.
J. Manship, Paul Manship, New York, 1989, p. 205.