Jo (Joseph) Davidson American, 1883-1952 Gertrude
Jo (Joseph) Davidson
American, 1883-1952
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, 1916
Signed and dated JO DAVIDSON / NY 1916 on the back of sitter's left shoulder
Bronze with a brown patina, cast circa 1982
Height 23 inches (58.4 cm)
Provenance:
Richard Mellon Scaife (1932-2014), Ligonier, PA
Sale, Clars Auction, Oakland, CA, Aug. 23, 2015
Private collection, New York, NY
Literature:
American Sculpture in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Vol. 2, p. 705, no. 346, illus. of another cast
Another cast of this model is in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It was a gift of Dr. Maury P. Leibovitz, 1982, who had acquired the estate of the artist.
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Condition Report: Scattered scuffs and scratches. The most noticeable ones appear on the back of her shoulder near the signature.
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available.
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Jo (Joseph) Davidson
American, 1883-1952
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, 1916
Signed and dated JO DAVIDSON / NY 1916 on the back of sitter's left shoulder
Bronze with a brown patina, cast circa 1982
Height 23 inches (58.4 cm)
Provenance:
Richard Mellon Scaife (1932-2014), Ligonier, PA
Sale, Clars Auction, Oakland, CA, Aug. 23, 2015
Private collection, New York, NY
Literature:
American Sculpture in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Vol. 2, p. 705, no. 346, illus. of another cast
Another cast of this model is in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It was a gift of Dr. Maury P. Leibovitz, 1982, who had acquired the estate of the artist.
C
Condition Report: Scattered scuffs and scratches. The most noticeable ones appear on the back of her shoulder near the signature.
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available.
