May 17, 2023 11:00 EST
Impressionist & Modern Art / Post-War Art & Contemporary Art
510
Edward McCartan
American, 1879-1947
Nymph Drinking from a Shell also known as Girl Drinking from a Shell, conceived circa 1915 and cast by 1926
Inscribed E. McCartan- and stamped Roman Bronze Works N-Y- on the base
Bronze
Height: 62 inches (157.5 cm)
Provenance:
Grand Central Art Galleries, New York until 1926
Private collection, Westchester, NY, thence by descent
Two other life-size casts of this model can be found at the Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA and at the Hermitage Museum and Gardens, Norfolk, VA
Sold for $53,550
Estimated at $8,000 - $12,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
Edward McCartan
American, 1879-1947
Nymph Drinking from a Shell also known as Girl Drinking from a Shell, conceived circa 1915 and cast by 1926
Inscribed E. McCartan- and stamped Roman Bronze Works N-Y- on the base
Bronze
Height: 62 inches (157.5 cm)
Provenance:
Grand Central Art Galleries, New York until 1926
Private collection, Westchester, NY, thence by descent
Two other life-size casts of this model can be found at the Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA and at the Hermitage Museum and Gardens, Norfolk, VA
The surface has a variegated green finish that has worn as is commensurate with it being exhibited outdoors. The piece is piped as a fountain though it is unclear if it would function as such in its current condition.
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Auction: Impressionist & Modern Art / Post-War Art & Contemporary Art, May 17, 2023
