An American turn of the century patinated bronze statue of ‘Duck Baby’, signed Edith Barretto Stevens Parsons

List: $46,500.00

A sensational and most charming American turn of the century patinated bronze statue of 'Duck Baby', signed Edith Barretto Parsons E.G.F., I.C. The bronze is raised by a hexagonal mottled base with a wrap around design with ducks. Above, the... — Read More

Item # 5956
H: 41.25 in L: 14 in D: 7.75 in
H: 105 cm L: 36 cm D: 20 cm
America
Turn-of-the-Century
Patinated Bronze
Edith Barretto Stevens Parsons Read More

(1878-1956) Studied with Daniel Chester French, apprenticed with James Earle Fraser and won multiple scholarships and prizes. Following the birth of her children, her subject matter changed, representing them posing in her sculptures, often holding ducks, turtles, frogs and other creatures. Duck Baby was the beginning of a series of garden sculptures for which she is popular today and was the popular hit of the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition. The exposition handbook stated: "In the presence of so much that is weighty and powerful, the popularity of Duck Baby is a significant and touching indication of the world's hunger for what is cheerful and mirth-provoking."

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