Peter Pan. Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1980), American. Modeled 1935-36; Edition of 10.. Bronze with brown patina...

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Peter Pan

Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1980), American
Modeled 1935-36; Edition of 10.
Bronze with brown patina
Incised: HARRIET.W.FRISHMUTH.1936
Foundry Mark: ROMAN BRONZE WORKS INC. N.Y.
9.75 inches x 14 x 26 inches

A rare sculpture of a young, barefooted boy at rest with his arms extended backward. The boy is gazing upon the sky and has a pan flute by his side. Peter Pan was commissioned in memory of Frishmuth's cousin, Florence Frishmuth Craig, by her husband Frank Craig.
Illus.: C.N. Aronson, Sculptured Hyacinths, New York, 1973, pp. 187-88, 190-91, 215.
J. Conner, L.R. Lehmbeck, T. Tolles, Captured Motion, New York, 2006, p. 266. Other example Illustrated.

From the Collection of Charles N. and Josephine R. Aronson.




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