November 12, 2014 10:00 EST
Pennsylvania Sale
10
Wharton Esherick (1887-1970)
IMPORTANT COCOBOLO SCULPTURE "ESSIE/REBECCA", 1933
Incised with signature and date, "Wharton Esherick 1933," and "Genesis XXIV. 16."
H: 69 in. W: 15 in. D: 13 in.
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist.
Descended in the Family Collection to the present owner.
Sold for $123,750
Estimated at $60,000 - $80,000
Incised with signature and date, "Wharton Esherick 1933," and "Genesis XXIV. 16."
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist.
Descended in the Family Collection to the present owner.
Exhibited: Hedgerow Theater, Rose Valley, Pennsylvania, 1934.
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 129th Annual Exhibition of Oil Paintings and Sculpture, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1934.
Published: Mansfield Bascom, Wharton Esherick: The Journey of a Creative Mind (2010), p.131.
