11-18-200511-19-2005
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2299Boston
November 18, 2005 04:00 PMCalender
448

Katherine Lane Weems (American, 1899-1989) Qui-Vive

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Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2299Location: BostonDate / Time: November 18, 2005 4:00PM

Description:

Katherine Lane Weems (American, 1899-1989)

Qui-Vive
Signed "K.LANE" l.r., dated "(c) 1938" l.l., inscribed "ROMAN BRONZE WORKS
N.Y." l.l.
Bronze sculpture with verdigris patina, height 13 1/2 in. (34.2 cm).
Condition: Good.

N.B. Katharine Ward Lane Weems was born in 1899 in Boston into a wealthy family. After some early success with her bronze sculptures, Weems began to exhibit her work in galleries across the country. She was drawn in particular to the graceful, flowing lines of animals, and these sculptures would be her most well known subjects. She studied anatomy under the sculptor Brenda Putnam and improved her ability to record animal forms by traveling to the Bronx Zoo to sketch there1. This sculpture of a lively dog is a representation of Weems's own pet.1 Hirshler, Erica E. A Studio of Her Own: Women Artists in Boston 1870-1940. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 2001.
Estimate $7,000-9,000

Keywords

Katherine Lane Weems, B. Katharine Ward Lane Weems, Brenda Putnam, Bronx Zoo, A Studio, A Studio of Her Own