Lot 245: Donald De Lue 1900-1988 , Poseidon bronze with brownish-green patina on a 2 in. marble base

Name: Donald De Lue 1900-1988 , Poseidon bronze with brownish-green patina on a 2 in. marble base
Brand: Sotheby's
SKU: d11jaidi90

Est: $15,000 USD - $20,000 USDSold:

Sotheby'sNew York, NY, USSeptember 24, 2008

Item Overview

Description

signed De Lue , dated sc 1975 and © 1986 , numbered 4/12 and stamped with the TX monogram for the Tallix Foundry in Beacon, New York on the base bronze with brownish-green patina on a 2 in. marble base

Dimensions

height: 36 1/2 in. 92.7 cm.

Artist or Maker

Donald Harcourt De Lue

Literature

D. Roger Howlett, The Sculpture of Donald DeLue: Gods, Prophets and Heroes, Boston, 1990, p. 112, illustrated (another example)

Notes

PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK PRIVATE COLLECTION
After it was modeled by De Lue in 1975, Poseidon was tapped to be part of a fountain for a proposed Philadelphia commission. The image shows the Greek god of the sea springing forth from the tails of five diving dolphins.

Auction Details

American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture

Sotheby's

September 24, 2008, 12:00 PM EST

1334 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10021, US

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