One of 15 Vanderbilt garden and large annex lots that is NY-NJ-CT Tri-State pick up 1 hr from Manhattan, the rest of the sale ships from the Tampa Bay. Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney 7ft Lusitania memorial sculpture maquette. 59in high not including the wooden plinth base that accompanies the work by 81in wide, almost 7ft by 29in deep, no visible signature, rear oar is a modular socket attachment, front figures are a separate component piece. Unlike her Titanic and numerous WWI memorials this project was never realized and instead has resided as a centerpiece for her studio main salon. Commemorating the wartime tragedy that claimed the life of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, the British Cunard RMS Lusitania steamship was struck by a German U Boat On May 7th, 1915 during WWI.Provenance: This is the personal example kept by noted sculptor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, founder of the Whitney Museum and great granddaughter of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, the storage administrated by our staff at her landmark Old Westbury, Long Island, NY studio this spring 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. Earlier this year our firm was commissioned by the Vanderbilt Whitney family owners to offer 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. We are now excited to present a second sale including the Vanderbilt Whiney Archive and Important Studio Garden Sculpture and Decorations. All lots but these 18 large garden sculpture and annex decorations have been transported to our Florida facilities for FL pick up or shipping with the garden sculpture and annex decorative arts now in Greater NY NJ CT TriState area storage for pick up 1 hour from Manhattan. Previews for items in Florida are 1 person at a time for specific advance requested lots by appt at our St. Petersburg, FL warehouse from Saturday July 15th through Friday July 21st as items are not staged for exhibition and are securely housed outside of preview times at multiple locations. NOTE: There is no in person preview available for this lot, part of the 18 large garden sculpture and decoration lots 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.

Generally sound and intact, old oar repairs, scattered light wear, surface dirt and dust throughout. Note that as a pick up item all handling is at the risk and peril of purchaser.