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Description:
Jo Davidson (March 30, 1883 – January 2, 1952) was an American sculptor of Russian - Jewish descent. Although he specialized in realistic, intense portrait busts, Davidson did not require his subjects to formally pose for him; rather, he observed and spoke with them. He worked primarily with clay, while the final products were typically cast in terra-cotta, marble and bronze.
This Original Lost-Wax cast 22 inches H, UNIQUE piece, stands on Black Belgium Marble, and signed by the subject ,( we don't know who is him )
Born in New York City, Davidson attended Yale University before moving to Paris to study sculpture at École nationale supérieure des beaux arts in 1907. After returning to the United States, he was befriended by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, who purchased some of Davidson's work.
His portraits of world leaders and celebrated personalities gained him international acclaim, and included such luminaries as Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Rudyard Kipling, James Joyce, Gertrude Stein, Andrew Mellon, Will Rogers, John D. Rockefeller, Joseph Conrad, Anatole France, Lincoln Steffens, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney.
We guess this portrait should be also an important leader, shipping within US $ 245.
In 2006, The Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery opened a permanent exhibition, "Jo Davidson: Biographer in Bronze", showcasing fourteen Davidson works in terracotta and bronze...
THIS ONE IS A BRONZE UNIQUE PIECE.
| Status: For Sale |
Reference#: 1685 |
| Condition:
Very good |
Year:
1920-45
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| Country:
U.S. |
Maker:
Jo Davidson |
| Height:
22 in. (55.88 cm) |
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Width: 7.5 in. (19.05 cm)
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| Title:
Jo Davidson Biographer in Bronze BUST |
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| Materials:
Bronze and Marble |
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