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Sculptor, b. 1819 - d. 1895

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      • WILLIAM WETMORE STORY (Massachusetts/Italy, 1819-1895), Venus of the Bath., Oil on canvas, 15.75” x 12.5”. Unframed.
        Jul. 28, 2021

        WILLIAM WETMORE STORY (Massachusetts/Italy, 1819-1895), Venus of the Bath., Oil on canvas, 15.75” x 12.5”. Unframed.

        Est: $700 - $1,000

        WILLIAM WETMORE STORY Massachusetts/Italy, 1819-1895 Venus of the Bath. Signed on upper stretcher. Titled on label verso.

        Eldred's
      • William Wetmore Story, painting
        May. 16, 2019

        William Wetmore Story, painting

        Est: $200 - $300

        William Wetmore Story (American, 1819-1895), "Venus of the Bath", oil on canvas, pen initialed on canvas verso, titled on paper tag on back stretcher, 15"h x 12"w (sight), 17"h x 14.5"w (frame)

        Millea Bros Ltd
      • WILLIAM WETMORE STORY (AMERICAN, 1819–1895) - Dalilah
        Oct. 31, 2018

        WILLIAM WETMORE STORY (AMERICAN, 1819–1895) - Dalilah

        Est: $200,000 - $300,000

        WILLIAM WETMORE STORY (AMERICAN, 1819–1895) Dalilah marble 76 ½ in. (194.5 cm.) high

        Christie's
      • WILLIAM WETMORE STORY 1819-1895 Orpheus with his Lyre 1885 marble 211 cm high
        Apr. 29, 2018

        WILLIAM WETMORE STORY 1819-1895 Orpheus with his Lyre 1885 marble 211 cm high

        Est: $220,000 - $280,000

        WILLIAM WETMORE STORY 1819-1895 Orpheus with his Lyre 1885 marble signed with cypher, dated and inscribed 'WW Story Roma 1885'on base 211 cm high PROVENANCE Graf János Pálffy, Bratislava Pollak and Winternitz, Vienna, 1924 Private Collection, acquired from the above Private Collection, by descent from the above Sotheby's, London, 6 June 1997, lot 63, illustrated Private Collection, Switzerland 19th & 20th Century Sculpture, Sotheby's, London, 11 December 2014, lot 20, illustrated Mr John Schaeffer AO, Sydney, acquired from the above

        Smith & Singer
      • WILLIAM WETMORE STORY | Fauness and child
        Dec. 14, 2016

        WILLIAM WETMORE STORY | Fauness and child

        Est: £35,000 - £50,000

        marble

        Sotheby's
      • William Wetmore Story "Dalilah" white marble,
        Oct. 05, 2016

        William Wetmore Story "Dalilah" white marble,

        Est: $80,000 - $120,000

        William Wetmore Story "Dalilah" white marble, 1867. Inscribed on reverse of base with artist's monogram, "WWS". 76"H x 25"W x 28"D. PROVENANCE: Edward Matthews, New York, 1872. Collection of Eugene Leone, New York. Spanierman Gallery, New York. Hammer Galleries, New York. From the Collection of Sam Wyly, Dallas, Texas (acquired from the above in 1998). LITERATURE: Samuel Osgood, "American Artists in Italy," Harper's New Monthly Magazine, August, 1870: vol. 41, pp. 420-25. O.W. LwV., "Art Treasures of New York," Fine Arts, July, 1872: vol. 1, no. 5, p. 85. Mary E. Phillips, "Reminiscences of William Wetmore Story," Chicago and New York: Rand McNally & Company, 1897, p. 153. William H. Gerdts, "William Wetmore Story," The American Art Journal, November, 1972: vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 16-33. NOTE: Carved from Carrara marble the artist himself described as, "magnificent, and promises to be among the finest blocks I have ever done." "Dalilah," follows in the tradition of the artist's keen interest in the character of some of history's most formidable women including: Cleopatra, The Libyan Sibyl, Judith, Alcestis, and Medea. In the present example, he has found perhaps one of the more complex biblical or mythological "femme fatales." He has chosen to present her in the moment directly after she has committed her dark act as described in Judges 16:19, "she called for someone to shave off the seven braids of his hair, and so began to subdue him. And his strength left him." Her downward gaze and loose grip on both the drape around her waist and money bag as so well described by an unidentified Rome newspaper praised the conflicted mood of the sculpture thusly, "In his happiest mood he [Story] has seized the moment when the Siren is commencing to feel the Nemesis which has her in its grasp forever. Deep gloom is seated upon that brow, the heir of a deed of black treachery committed upon her sleeping husband, and there it will sit for all time. The sun in heaven has no brightness for her, and happiness has sighed farewell." And while there is some note of despondency in her gaze, another nineteenth century critic viewed the piece in this light, "The sculptor has seized the moment when, [Dalilah's] treacherous purpose accomplished, she has arisen from the couch and stands erect in the proud triumph of success. The attitude is grandly majestic: with one hand she is clasping the flowing drapery around her waste [sic], while the other holds the purse with the golden pieces… A wide band encircles her head, confining the long tresses of her hair. Just at her feet are the seven locks shaven from Samson's head." We can see that Story has been entirely successful in allowing the viewer to comprehend the complexity of Dalilah's character that made her such an alluring subject matter. The only other version of this work is located in the collection of The Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. William Wetmore Story (American, 1819-1895). Please note: We will not be accepting bids on this lot via internet bidding. Please contact the gallery to register for bidding.

        Dallas Auction Gallery
      • WILLIAM WETMORE STORY | Self-portrait bust
        May. 25, 2016

        WILLIAM WETMORE STORY | Self-portrait bust

        Est: £30,000 - £50,000

        white marble, on a white marble socle

        Sotheby's
      • WILLIAM WETMORE STORY | Medea
        May. 20, 2015

        WILLIAM WETMORE STORY | Medea

        Est: £30,000 - £50,000

        white marble, on a veined light grey marble base

        Sotheby's
      • William Wetmore Story
        Dec. 11, 2014

        William Wetmore Story

        Est: £120,000 - £180,000

        William Wetmore Story

        Sotheby's
      • WILLIAM WETMORE STORY, (American, 1819-1895), BEETHOVEN, bronze;, 18 3/4 x 11 x 11 inches
        Jun. 16, 2013

        WILLIAM WETMORE STORY, (American, 1819-1895), BEETHOVEN, bronze;, 18 3/4 x 11 x 11 inches

        Est: $1,000 - $2,000

        WILLIAM WETMORE STORY (American, 1819-1895) BEETHOVEN bronze; inscribed W.w. Story / Fecit Roma 1860, verso; and inscribed C. Papi Fuse in Firenze, for Clemente Papi, foundry; 18 3/4 x 11 x 11 inches

        Grogan & Company
      • William Wetmore Story (American 1819-1895) A Carrara marble bust of John Lothrop Motley
        Jan. 10, 2012

        William Wetmore Story (American 1819-1895) A Carrara marble bust of John Lothrop Motley

        Est: £1,000 - £1,500

        on a turned socle base, signed W.W.STORY and dated ROMA 1869, 72cm high, 40cm wide, (28" high, 15.5" wide).

        Bonhams
      • William Wetmore Story (American 1819-1895) A Carrara marble bust of John Lothrop Motley
        Oct. 19, 2011

        William Wetmore Story (American 1819-1895) A Carrara marble bust of John Lothrop Motley

        Est: £2,000 - £3,000

        on a turned socle base, signed W.W.STORY and dated ROMA 1869, 72cm high, 40cm wide, (28" high, 15.5" wide).

        Bonhams
      • William Wetmore Story (American 1819-1895):A statuary marble bust of John Lothrop Motley,
        Nov. 03, 2010

        William Wetmore Story (American 1819-1895):A statuary marble bust of John Lothrop Motley,

        Est: £4,000 - £6,000

        on a turned socle base, signed W.W.STORY and dated ROMA 1869, 72cm high, 40cm wide, (28" high, 15.5" wide).

        Bonhams
      • Circle of William Wetmore Story (American, 1819-1895), pair of carved white marble busts of a gentleman and a lady, third quarter 19th century, the mustachioed gentleman in a greatcoat, vest and cravat, the lady with a braided chignon and a ruffled
        Feb. 08, 2009

        Circle of William Wetmore Story (American, 1819-1895), pair of carved white marble busts of a gentleman and a lady, third quarter 19th century, the mustachioed gentleman in a greatcoat, vest and cravat, the lady with a braided chignon and a ruffled

        Est: $2,000 - $4,000

        Circle of William Wetmore Story (American, 1819-1895), pair of carved white marble busts of a gentleman and a lady, third quarter 19th century, the mustachioed gentleman in a greatcoat, vest and cravat, the lady with a braided chignon and a ruffled collar caught with a circular cameo brooch, h. 25", w. 17", d. 11"

        New Orleans Auction Galleries
      • Circle of William Wetmore Story (American, 1819-1895), pair of carved white marble busts of a gentleman and a lady, third quarter 19th century, the mustachioed gentleman in a greatcoat, vest and cravat, the lady with a braided chignon and a ruffled
        Feb. 07, 2009

        Circle of William Wetmore Story (American, 1819-1895), pair of carved white marble busts of a gentleman and a lady, third quarter 19th century, the mustachioed gentleman in a greatcoat, vest and cravat, the lady with a braided chignon and a ruffled

        Est: $2,000 - $4,000

        Circle of William Wetmore Story (American, 1819-1895), pair of carved white marble busts of a gentleman and a lady, third quarter 19th century, the mustachioed gentleman in a greatcoat, vest and cravat, the lady with a braided chignon and a ruffled collar caught with a circular cameo brooch, h. 25", w. 17", d. 11"

        New Orleans Auction Galleries
      • - William Wetmore Story , American 1819-1895 Beethoven bronze, dark brown patina
        Nov. 11, 2008

        - William Wetmore Story , American 1819-1895 Beethoven bronze, dark brown patina

        Est: £6,000 - £8,000

        signed and dated: WW.STORY 1854 inscribed: F derie de Eck et durand intitled: BEETHOVEN and inscribed on a sheet of music in the pocket: 5 th Symphonie bronze, dark brown patina

        Sotheby's
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