Lot 61 : Lee Lawrie (1877-1963)
Auction Location: United States of America - 2006
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Artist or Maker:
Lee Lawrie (1877-1963)
Title:
Fountain Spigot
Description:
Fountain Spigot
inscribed 'Lawrie 1923' (right center)
bronze with verdigris patina
21 3/4 x 19 5/8 in. (55.2 x 49.8 cm.)
Provenance:
Private collection, California.
Published:
R. Wyllie, CalTech's Architectural Heritage, 2000, p. 50, illustrated.
Notes:
German born artist Lee Lawrie received early training in the studios of Richard H. Park in Chicago and Augustus Saint-Gaudens in New York before going on to complete commissions for several major Art-Deco buildings throughout the United States. The present work is a unique cast commissioned for the California Institute of Technology.
