AUCTION 35: DECEMBER 2022 DECORATIVE AND FINE ART SALE
Лот 187:
Adolph Alexander Weinman (German, American, 1870 — 1952), a pair of patinated bronze sculptures of a winged nude man and woman representing Rising Sun and Descending Night. Signed to the round base. ‘Descending Night’ and its companion work, ‘Rising Day’, were originally designed as fountain figures for the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, California. Weinman, who was born in Germany and came to America in 1880, later designed the US “Walking Liberty” silver half dollar and so-called Mercury dime.
Dimensions: Tallest: H: 24 1/4 in., (61.5 cm.)
Condition: Good condition with nice bronze patina.