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THE BASEBALL PLAYER
Lot 197THE GLADSTONE COLLECTION OF BASEBALL ART

THE BASEBALL PLAYER

Jonathan Scott Hartley (American, 1845-1912)

Fermé6 December 2023

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THE BASEBALL PLAYER
Jonathan Scott Hartley (American, 1845-1912)
bronze with dark brown patina
14 in. (35.56 cm.) height
base inscribed "J.S. Hartley, Sculptor N.Y " & "The Henry Bonnard Bronze Co. N.Y. 1886 copyrighted'
cast 1886.

With Graham Gallery, New York.

Note du spécialiste

Impressive figural bronze sculpture depicting a 19th century player reaching to catch a baseball wearing bib front uniform and pillbox hat. Very fine and detailed work with player positioned atop a plinth style base. Hartley attended the Albany Academy later studying in both London and Paris. His works are highly regarded and include three of the nine busts around the Thomas Jefferson wing of the Library of Congress: EX-MT