William Rush Carving His Allegorical Figure of the Schuylkill River (1876–1877, Philadelphia
(his sale, Sotheby’s‘ London, 15 July 1946, no. 2216); (The Rosenbach Company, Philadelphia
Mastbaum [1872-1926], Philadelphia.[3] Lessing J.
(his sale, Sotheby’s‘ London, 15 July 1946, no. 2216); (The Rosenbach Company, Philadelphia
(his sale, Sotheby’s‘ London, 15 July 1946, no. 2216); (The Rosenbach Company, Philadelphia
Die was one of Tony Smith’s first steel sculptures and the inspiration for much of his later work. He had made a six-inch cardboard model in black in 1962, but he did not have Die fabricated until 1968.
The two posthumous examples belong, respectively, to a private collector in Philadelphia
Rosenwald, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 1930. 1936 Rembrandt and his Circle, Worcester
Brancusi 1876-1957, Musée national d’art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; Philadelphia
Exhibition History 1910 Eighth Annual Exhibition, Philadelphia Water Color Club
A young man in a white t-shirt and khakis sits casually in an armchair, hands resting behind his head. He looks directly forward, and yet he seems to be looking past, preoccupied with thoughts.
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover; Philadelphia
