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Lot description
Hunt Diederich (American, 1884-1913) "Dancing Faun," 14" bronze, signed with monogram, stamped: Roman Bronze Works. Size: 14'' x 5.75'' x 4.25'' (36 x 15 x 11 cm). Hunt Diederich is one of the most prominent American sculptors of the 20th century. A nephew of the famous architect Richard Morris Hunt and painter William Morris Hunt, he grew up in Germany and Boston. Diederich was a close friend of sculptor Paul Manship, the leading American Art Deco sculptor. Diederich studied in Europe but had his career largely in the United States. He is noted for playful figures of mythological personages and above all of horses and dogs; he was a gifted horseman and hunter. He invented a unique style of flat silhouettes in sheet metal or paper cutouts. His designs for wrought iron gates, fountains, fire screens, and window grates were commissioned by many wealthy collectors in New York City and Long Island, including Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. He is represented in museums across the country, including the Metropolitan Museum, Whitney Museum, Phillips Collection, and Detroit Institute of Arts. No other example of this sculpture is known. It may have been an experimental piece. Provenance: Diana Diederich Blake, Kenneth Dukoff; Collection of Dr. Christine I. Oaklander.