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Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney 43inch Soldiers Bronze
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney 43inch Soldiers Bronze
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Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney 43inch Soldiers Bronze, His Bunkie, statue sculpture WWI soldier carries a fellow fallen soldier, one of six bronzes from the artists studio widely publicized gardens, now in storage in the Greater NY NJ CT TriState area for pick up by appt 1 hour from Manhattan, all items other than the six garden bronzes are Florida pick up or shipping, 43.5 x 26.75 x 19 inches, signed Gertrude V. Whitney on top of base, stone plinth not included. This example illustrated in Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Sculpture by Roberts, Fig. 37, p53. Provenance: This is the personal example kept by noted scupltor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, founder of the Whitney Museum and great granddaughter of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, removed by our staff from her landmark Old Westbury, Long Island, NY studio this past November during real estate staging. Decorated with murals by prominent Gilded Age to Art Deco artist colleagues and the site of legendary soirees attended by a Whos Who of actors, painters and philanthropists, the property has been listed for sale, emptied of contents and staged for its real estate sale listing. Our firm has been commissioned by the Vanderbilt Whitney family owners to offer 54 lots of the widely publicized contents comprising 22 lots of GVW sculpture and 32 lots of paintings, important silver, jewelry, fine art photography, decorative arts and Chinese antiques descended in multiple branches and generations of the Vanderbilt Whitney family in this once in a lifetime opportunity online only sale. All lots but six large bronzes have been transported to our Florida facilities for FL pick up or shipping with six garden bronzes now in Greater NY NJ CT TriState area storage for pick up 1 hour from Manhattan. Previews are 1 person at a time for specific advance requested lots by appt at our St. Petersburg, FL warehouse from Saturday January 14th through Friday January 20th as items are not staged for exhibition and are securely housed outside of preview times at multiple locations. ALSO NOTE: There is no in person preview available for the 6 large garden statues stored in the Greater NY NJ CT TriState area. Their preview is photo only. Note the sale is online only with no in person auction audience or warehouse activity the day of sale or the Sunday after the sale. CX GVW 19
Condition
Generally very sound, dark patina, patina wear and or verdigris to upper areas, overall outdoor garden patina and lawn dirt subtleties, stone plinth not included.
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Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney 43inch Soldiers Bronze

Estimate $10,000 - $20,000
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Starting Price $5,000
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