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THBTwo Works by Willard Hirsch, Charleston
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LiveMay 21, 2022
Premier Auction II - May 21, 2022 - Lots 826-1199 Brunk Auctions support@brunkauctions.com
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- Lot Description
(American, 1905-1982)
comprising a sculpture of a seated female nude, signed and dated "Willard Hirsch VOA? 1939", painted red earthenware, 12 in.; together with a relief rondel portrait of Laura Bragg, first woman director of CHS museum, signed at bottom "Willard Hirsch", red earthenware with subtle white highlights, mounted on later wood backing, rondel 11-1/2 in. diameter, backing 17 x 16 in.
Note: Willard Newman Hirsch was an American sculptor who studied at the college of Charleston, the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design. He taught at the College of Charleston, the Gibbes Museum of Art School, and the Charleston Art School, along with William Halsey and Corey McCallum. He had a studio at No. 2 Queen Street. Works by Hirsch are held by Brookgreen Gardens.
Provenance: Private Charleston Collection
Condition
nude sculpture good, light handling wear, underside of base with deep firing cracks; portrait with light surface abrasions, including small areas of discoloration at top, wooden backing with bump at top right corner
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