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| Play Days |
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| Artist: | Harriet Frishmuth |
| Date: | 1925 |
| Medium: | Bronze on Marble |
| Dimensions: | 24" tall 6 3/4" across base weighs 18 lbs 3 ounces |
| Condition: | Excellent |
| Original Use: | Fine Art Statuary Fountain |
| Price: | $15,000.00
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| Above: Full view of bronze |
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| Above: Signature and date of 1925 |
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| Above: Detail of Play Days |
By Harriet Frishmuth, this 1925 original antique cast bronze sculpture that was conceived as a water fountain is titled "Play Days". A large example of this form is on permanent display at the Como Park Conservatory in St Paul Minnesota. The artwork is a fine example of Beaux-Arts style, which is characterized by a lively naturalism reflecting the optimism at the turn of the century.
This large original bronze is in a fine state of original conservation with it's handsome original verde-green patina, and no structural damage or repair, with a Gorham Foundry mark as seen in detail photo.
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| Above: Detail of base with Gorham Foundry mark |
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| Above: Bottom of form unattached from marble base |
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1880, Frishhmuth pursued art in Paris, Berlin, and New York. She began sculpting bookends, ashtrays, and figurines and progressed to larger portraits of female dancers, often as fountains. In 1916, Frishmuth met Desha Delteil, a popular concert dancer, whom she used as a model for many of her most successful sculptures. The artist died in 1980, in Connecticut, at the age of ninety-nine.
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| Above: Frog detail (notice mouths are designed to spout water) |
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| Above: Another view |
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| Above: Side view |
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