Janet Scudder

Lot 131: Janet Scudder (1869-1940)

Name: Janet Scudder (1869-1940)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: a08b6e5609

Est: $25,000 USD - $35,000 USDSold:

Christie'sNew York, NY, USFebruary 26, 2014

Item Overview

Description

Janet Scudder (1869-1940) >'Tortoise Fountain' <br>inscribed 'JANET SCUDDER' (on the tortoise's shell)--inscribed 'ALEXISÂ·RUDIER/FONDEUR PARIS' (under the tortoise's proper back right foot) >bronze with greenish-brown patina <br>47 in. (119.4 cm.) high

Artist or Maker

Janet Scudder

Literature

L. Mechlin, "Janet Scudder--Sculptor," The International Studio, 1910, pp. LXXXI-LXXXXVII, another example illustrated. >"Janet Scudder Tells Why So Few Women Are Sculptors," New York Times, 18 February 1912, another example illustrated. >J. Vale, "The Girl Who Sculpts for Rockefeller," New York Telegraph, vol. 81, no. 12, 1913. >A. Hall, "Fountains Designed by Janet Scudder," House Beautiful, June 1914, pp. 10-12, another example illustrated. >J. Scudder, Modeling My Life, New York, 1925, pp. 262-63, another example illustrated. >J. Conner, J. Rosenkranz, Rediscoveries in American Sculpture: Studio Works 1893-1939, Austin, Texas, 1989, pp. 155-56, 194, another example illustrated.

Provenance

Livingstone Collection, Florida and Connecticut. >Private collection, by descent.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

Auction Details

American Art

Christie's

February 26, 2014, 12:00 AM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10020, US

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