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Beatrice Fenton (1887-1983)

Creator: Beatrice Fenton
Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
Beatrice Fenton (1887-1983), Lived/Active; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dancers. Inscribed near center of base: Beatrice Fenton, 1924.
Bronze, brown patina. Excellent condition.
Provenance: Private collection, Boston, Massachusetts; Bonhams Auctions.
Beatrice Fenton was an American sculptor and educator born in Philadelphia and was best known for her garden and fountain sculptures. Fenton studied art at the School of the Philadelphia Museum of Art where she was taught by Alexander Stirling Calder. From 1904 to 1912, she studied with Charles Grafly at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia.
In 1926, she became the eleventh member and first sculptor in “The Philadelphia Ten”–a group of women artists formed in 1917 to promote and exhibit their work. “The Ten” exhibited until 1945.

Dimensions: 16" h., 5 ¾” dia. (base)

Item ID: DA-SO 308

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States
Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	Cast bronze
Condition:	Good. Excellent condition.
Creation Date:	1924
Styles / Movements:	Modern
Dealer Reference #:	DA-SO 308
Incollect Reference #:	770365

Dimensions

H.	16 in;	Diam.	5.75 in;
H.	40.64 cm;	Diam.	14.61 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.

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