$105,000
Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (American, 1876-1973) Pair of Great Danes Both signed, inscribed, and dated "Anna V. Hyatt/Auvers-sur-Oise 1907" on the base. Bronze with green patina, approximately 27 x 53 in. (68.5 x 134.5 cm). Condition: Minor oxidation and surface wear/accretions. Provenance: A private Massachusetts collection. N.B. Anna Hyatt Huntington was known for her works depicting animals, and she sculpted a number of Great Danes throughout her career, both in stone and in bronze. Granite versions included a pair for John Hayes Hammond, of Gloucester, presently in the collection of Brookgreen Gardens, the South Carolina sculpture garden founded by the Huntingtons in the 1930s. The dogs presented here were recast in the 1930s without their bases. In February 1907, Hyatt traveled to France, and took a studio in Auvers-sur-Oise, north of Paris. She remained primarily in France until 1910. In 1911 she exhibited two Great Dane bronzes at the Paris Salon.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-02-01
