Edward Henry Berge (1876-1924)
Lot 139Property from a Distinguished Private Collection

Edward Henry Berge (1876-1924)

Wild Flower

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Edward Henry Berge (1876-1924)
Wild Flower
inscribed indistinctly 'BERGE' and stamped 'ROMAN BRONZE WKS INC' (along the base)
bronze with verdigris patina
41 in. (104 cm.) high
Modeled in 1909.

Richardson-Clark Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 2004.

Specialist note

Wild Flower was modeled in three sizes: life-size (1909, such as the present work), medium (1916) and small (1923). Another life-size cast was displayed at the Palace of Fine Arts during the 1915 Pan Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, California, where it was awarded a bronze medal.