Live Auction 11682American Art
Larkin Goldsmith Mead (1835-1910)
Lot 92

Larkin Goldsmith Mead (1835-1910)

Venezia

Closed22 September 2015

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USD 12,500

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Larkin Goldsmith Mead (1835-1910)
Venezia
signed 'L.G. MEAD' (on the back)--inscribed with title (on the hair clasp)
marble
25 in. (63.5 cm.) high

Specialist note

One of Larkin Goldsmith Mead's most well known sculptures, Venezia was conceived during the artist's stay in Venice, Italy, from 1862 to 1865. Other examples of Venezia are in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Virginia; California Historical Society, San Francisco, California; and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts.