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Bessie Potter Vonnoh (1872-1955) His First Journey 5in high (12.7cm high) (Modeled in 1902; Cast by 1914.) image 1
Bessie Potter Vonnoh (1872-1955) His First Journey 5in high (12.7cm high) (Modeled in 1902; Cast by 1914.) image 2
Bessie Potter Vonnoh (1872-1955) His First Journey 5in high (12.7cm high) (Modeled in 1902; Cast by 1914.) image 3
Bessie Potter Vonnoh (1872-1955) His First Journey 5in high (12.7cm high) (Modeled in 1902; Cast by 1914.) image 4
Bessie Potter Vonnoh (1872-1955) His First Journey 5in high (12.7cm high) (Modeled in 1902; Cast by 1914.) image 5
Bessie Potter Vonnoh (1872-1955) His First Journey 5in high (12.7cm high) (Modeled in 1902; Cast by 1914.) image 6
Bessie Potter Vonnoh (1872-1955) His First Journey 5in high (12.7cm high) (Modeled in 1902; Cast by 1914.) image 7
Bessie Potter Vonnoh (1872-1955) His First Journey 5in high (12.7cm high) (Modeled in 1902; Cast by 1914.) image 8
Lot 35

Bessie Potter Vonnoh
(1872-1955)
His First Journey 5in high (12.7cm high)

19 November 2019, 16:00 EST
New York

Sold for US$5,325 inc. premium

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Bessie Potter Vonnoh (1872-1955)

His First Journey
inscribed 'Bessie Potter Vonnoh' and numbered 'no. VIII' and inscribed '1902' and 'Roman Bronze Works N.Y.' (along the base)
bronze with brown patina
5in high (12.7cm high)
Modeled in 1902; Cast by 1914.

Footnotes

Provenance
Private collection, Ohio.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

Literature
J. Aronson, Bessie Potter Vonnoh: Sculptor of Women, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2008, p. 116, fig. 48, another example illustrated.

According to Julie Aronson, by the end of 1914, Roman Bronze Works produced at least twenty-six casts of His First Journey, the present work being among this early group. A total of thirty-nine casts complete this edition. (J. Aronson, Bessie Potter Vonnoh: Sculptor of Women, Ohio, 2008, p.116)

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