Live Auction 3787American Art
William Zorach (1887-1966)
Lot 61 Property from the Collection of Dr. Herbert Kayden and Dr. Gabrielle Reem

William Zorach (1887-1966)

Bestowal (Kneeling Figure)

Closed19 November 2015

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William Zorach (1887-1966)
Bestowal (Kneeling Figure)
signed 'Zorach' (on the reverse)--signed again (under the base)
ebony
19 in. (48.3 cm.) high
Carved circa 1947.

The Downtown Gallery, New York.
Acquired by the late owners from the above, 1953.

Specialist note

In a review of the 1951 William Zorach one-man show at The Downtown Gallery, which featured a marble version of the present sculpture, New York Times critic William Devree praised, "there is something of the sinuous appeal of traditional Hindu figures in the lovely marble 'Kneeling Figure.' (February 25, 1951, Arts section, p. X9)