Girl with Frog

Sculptor: Harriet Whitney Frishmuth

Origin: American

height: 4.75 in. s width: 6.5 in. x depth: 5.5 in.

Year: 1910

Description

An American Art Nouveau patinated bronze vide de poche titled "Girl with Frog" by, Harriet Whitney Frishmuth of a nude woman sitting along side a pond pointing towards a frog. The bronze is finished in a rich brown-red patina with touches of light green throughout. The sculpture is inscribed 'Harriet W. Frishmuth/copyright. 1910' (along the base) and further impressed 'GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS/QEH' and '#45' (along the base)

Literature:
Similar examples are documented and photographed in:
"Captured in Motion: The Sculpture of Harriet W. Frishmuth: A Catalogue of Works" by, Connor, Lehmbeck & Tolles; ©2006 Hohmann Holdings LLC, NY pg. 128 & pg. 220

"Sculptured Hyacinths" by, Charles Aronson ©1973 Vantage Press, Inc. pgs. 85 - 87 & pg. 203