"A Playful Youth" Bronze Sculpture by Edith Parsons 'American, 1878-1956'

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"A Playful Youth" Bronze Sculpture by Edith Parsons 'American, 1878-1956'

Name: "A Playful Youth" Bronze Sculpture by Edith Parsons 'American, 1878-1956'
Brand: Edith Barretto Stevens Parsons
Rating: 4.9 (41 reviews)

About the Item

A precious rendition of childhood executed by Edith Parsons and cast by the Gorham Co. foundry in New York, this exquisite little work captures a young child with his hand outstretched to a companion out of sight. The casting quality is simply perfect, the wonderful impressionism melding with flawless skin and excellent sense of scale. Most attractive, however, is the verdigris acid patina over a red oxide with hints of brown peering through. A most moving work that was often cast with another scene of a child that functioned allowed the works to function as a bookend. It is hard to know if this originally was accompanied by a pair, but the work presents beautifully in solitude. The underside retains it’s original plaster core, which generally would have then been covered by felt. Born in Houston, Texas in 1878, Parsons was a pupil at the Art Students League of New York under Daniel Chester French, J. Twachtmann and George Grey Bernard. She lived and worked in New York, where she died in 1956. She was a member of the National Sculpture Society and the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors. Her work "Duck Girl" is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She was commissioned for numerous important public works including a memorial fountain to John Galloway (Public Park, Memphis, TN), the pediment figures for the main entrance of the Liberal Arts Building of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (St. Louis, MO 1904), a memorial monument (Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn) and a monument to "Soldiers of World War" (Summit, NJ). Much of her work was cast by Gorham Founders in New York, including a series of several terriers and other dogs, The Baby Goat, Baby Pan, The Big Duck and others. Further Reading and Notes: Art Bronzes, Michael Forrest, this sculpture pictured p. 318 f. 6.36 E. Benezit Dictionary of Artists, vol. X, Gründ, p. 941 Bronzes: Sculptors and Founders 1800-1930, vol. IV, Berman, p. 947 shows several works of dogs at play Contemporary American Sculpture, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1929, p. 247 mantel Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors and Engravers, Opitz, p. 714-15 The Dictionary of Western Sculptors in Bronze, Mackay, p. 288 Dictionary of American Sculptors, 18th Century to Present, 1984, Opitz, p. 306.

Creator:
Edith Barretto Stevens Parsons (Sculptor)
Dimensions:
Height: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)Width: 6 in (15.24 cm)Depth: 2.5 in (6.35 cm)
Style:
Art Nouveau (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Bronze,Plaster,Patinated
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
1910-1919
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1913
Condition:
Excellent original condition, without flaw.
Seller Location:
Shippensburg, PA
Reference Number:
Seller: 702TQX01P1stDibs: LU105906661643

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