Sotheby's: American Paintings: Lot 108
PAUL HOWARD MANSHIP 1885-1966
Total Views: 546
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WINGED PLUTO I: A PAIR
WINGED PLUTO I: A PAIR
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length: 14 in. each
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(35.6 cm)
bronze, dark brown patina
Cast circa 1928.
PROVENANCE
Margaret Manship (the artist's daughter)
Acquired by the present owner from the above, circa 1983
NOTE
A preliminary sketch for these sculptures is titled Winged Pluto and executed circa 1928. These sculptures were intended for Rockefeller Center and were to be installed above the elevators as decorative ornaments. The putti were never installed due to their depth.
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