Live Auction 14314American Art
Paul Manship (1885-1966)
Lot 31

Paul Manship (1885-1966)

Briseis

Closed23 May 2017

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Paul Manship (1885-1966)
Briseis
inscribed 'Paul Manship/© 1916' (on the base)--stamped 'ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N.Y.' (along the base)
bronze with verdigris patina
44 in. high (111.8 cm.)
Modeled in 1916.

Private collection, York, Pennsylvania.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, by 1955.

Specialist note

The present work, which is the larger-sized Briseis, was cast in a lifetime edition of three. An edition of six smaller versions were also cast. In 1950, Paul Manship reinterpreted this model in marble.