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Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1980)
Lot 84

Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1980)

Longing (The Wish)

Closed22 November 2016

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USD 43,750

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Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1980)
Longing (The Wish)
inscribed 'HARRIET W. FRISHMUTH 1929 ©' (on the base)—stamped 'GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS QHBV' and inscribed 'OM 787' (along the base)
bronze with greenish-brown patina
15 ½ in. (39.4 cm.) on a ¾ in. (1.9 cm.) black marble base
Modeled in 1929; cast circa 1930-47.

Graham Gallery, New York.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

Specialist note

Cast in an edition of nineteen, Harriet Frishmuth fondly described Longing (The Wish) as a “lovely ripened bronze.” (as quoted in Captured Motion, The Sculpture of Harriet Whitney Frishmuth: A Catalogue of Works, p. 84) Through her wistful upward gaze and inviting gesture, the model is captured in a singular moment of yearning.