Live Auction 12165American Art
Bessie Potter Vonnoh (1872-1955)
Lot 28 Distinguished American Art from a New York Private Collection

Bessie Potter Vonnoh (1872-1955)

Allegresse

Closed22 November 2016

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Bessie Potter Vonnoh (1872-1955)
Allegresse
inscribed 'Bessie Potter Vonnoh/NO. 10' (on the base)--inscribed 'ROMAN BRONZE WORKS. N.Y.' (along the base)
bronze with greenish-brown patina
25 ½ in. high (64.8 cm.)
Modeled in 1920.

Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc., New York.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 2003.

Specialist note

With its title meaning joy or mirth in French, Bessie Potter Vonnoh's Allegresse is an exuberant sculpture inspired by images of the Three Graces of antiquity and modeled after the poses of professional dancers. The work was awarded the Elizabeth N. Watrous Gold Medal of the National Academy of Design in 1921, allowing the artist to join her husband Robert Vonnoh as a full member of the Academy.

Other examples of Allegresse are in the collections of the Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, Michigan, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.