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Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Bust of Man Bronze II
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Bust of Man Bronze II
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Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Bust of Man Bronze II, statue sculpture portrait, one of two GVW male bronze busts offered as separate lots in this sale, the artist completed multiple compositions of her husband Harry Payne Whitney of which this may be one but still undetermined, 15.5 x 7.5 x 8.5 inches, 19 x 9 x 8 inches overall object including dark stone plinth base, no visible signature or foundry stamp. Provenance: Illustrated in situ, Wall Street Journal, 4.2.2021, pM4. 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 6
Condition
Noticeable nicked surface wear throughout the neck, upon chin and around to a cheek as well as to the top of the head. Stone base has top scratches, general overall wear and surface dirt. This presents well upon initial normal viewing distance impression but under close scrutiny may require scattered repatination of brighter wear spots for some prospective buyers.
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Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Bust of Man Bronze II

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