Comprising a painted carved wood bust of a female saint, possibly Saint Anne, and a polychrome terracotta sculpture of Jesus as the man of sorrows. (2).

Provenance

Property from the collection of Mr. Norman Potter, acquired prior to December 28, 1970.
Thence by descent.

Note

According to a 1967 appraisal, the terracotta sculpture of Jesus is described as a Florentine polychromed enameled terracotta altarpiece, Italy, 15th century. The bust of a saint may refer to: a polychromed relief bust of a saint, possibly Anne, carved of lindenwood, South German, first half 15th century.

Norman Stanley Potter (1926–1970) was a collector with wide-ranging interests who developed an eye for classical arts and built a collection of Asian art, antiquities, and early European art. Born to Polish immigrants in New York City, Potter began his self-edification in the arts while exploring the Metropolitan Museum of Art in his youth. As a prominent mathematician and engineer, he participated in the Manhattan Project and later was a designer of complex defense systems. Together with his wife, the abstract artist Berne Potter, he was active in the art and antique worlds of New York and became friends with important gallerists and collectors, including Julius Carlebach and Melvin Gutman.