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Paul Manship (American, 1885-1966)
Lyric Muse, 1912
Bronze with brown patina
12 inches (30.5 cm) high
Ed. 15
Inscribed on the base: Paul Manship / Roma 1912
Inscribed along the base: Roman Bronze Works N-Y-

PROVENANCE:
Collection of William Welles Bosworth, New York;
By descent to the present owner.

LITERATURE:
E. Murtha, Paul Manship, New York, 1957, pp. 11, 150, no. 19, pl. 4, another example illustrated;
H. Rand, "The Stature of Paul Manship," Paul Manship, Changing Taste in America, exhibition catalogue, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 1985, pp. 18-19, no. 9, another example illustrated;
J. Manship, Paul Manship, New York, 1989, pp. 27, 36-38, 45, pl. 26, another example illustrated;
H. Rand, Paul Manship, exhibition catalogue, Washington, D.C., 1989, pp. 26-27, 29, 32, 65, fig. 14, another example illustrated;
S. Rather, Archaism, Modernism, and the Art of Paul Manship, Austin, Texas, 1993, p. 85, cover, another example illustrated.




Condition Report*: Sculpture measures 12 x 6.75 x 5.625 inches; we would like to thank Tatti Fine Arts Conservator for the below condition report: The piece is in excellent condition. The detailing and finishing are of very high quality and indicitive of the workmanship of Roman Bronze works  of that period. The rich, dark patina retains a light protective wax coating which has been buffed to a soft sheen. The piece does not need any work at the present time.
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Auction Dates
November, 2016
12th Saturday
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