Live Auction 2362Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
Charles Henry Humphriss (1867-1934)
Lot 106

Charles Henry Humphriss (1867-1934)

'Appeal to the Great Spirit'

Closed1 December 2010

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Charles Henry Humphriss (1867-1934)
'Appeal to the Great Spirit'
inscribed 'C.H. Humphriss./1906' (along the base)--inscribed 'GORHAM Co. FOUNDERS #9/Q61' and stamped with the foundry device (along the base)
bronze with greenish brown patina
31¼ in. (79.4 cm.) high

Private collection, circa 1960s.
By descent to the present owner.

Specialist note

The present work retains an inscription along the base which reads: Presented to George W. Sweeney by the Executive Staff of the Hotel Commodore January First Nineteen Nineteen.