American Modernist Sculpture “Standing Female” by Floyd Tennison Dewitt

FLOYD TENNISON DEWITT
United States, 1934-2021

Headless Female Nude (1992), no. 4 of 15

Lost-wax cast and patinated bronze on granite
Signed in artist's cypher, numbered, dated on base

24" H (25 7/8" H with base)
Base is 7 1/4" W x 6 7/16" D

Provenance: Reportedly purchased from Nedra Matteucci Galleries of Santa Fe, NM; thereafter a private collection.

Condition: Exquisite original condition, no flaws.

ref. 510AJT01D

FLOYD TENNISON DEWITT (American, 1934–2021)
Floyd Tennison DeWitt was born in Montana in 1934. He served in the United States military before pursuing formal training in sculpture at the Minneapolis School of Art (now Minneapolis College of Art and Design). After completing his studies, he traveled to Europe, where he spent a significant portion of his early career working in the Netherlands and Italy. During this period he developed the figurative language that would define his mature work, drawing from both classical tradition and contemporary European sculpture.

DeWitt exhibited widely in the United States and abroad. His work appeared in solo and group shows throughout the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s, including a major exhibition at the Holter Museum of Art in Helena, Montana in 1991. He produced a body of work in bronze that encompassed equine subjects, mythological themes, and expressive figural compositions. Many of his bronzes were cast in European foundries during his years abroad, and his studio practice continued after his return to Montana, where he worked for the remainder of his career.

DeWitt’s sculptures are held in public and private collections, including several European institutions. His work is also represented in civic installations and corporate collections acquired over the course of his career.

Floyd DeWitt died in Bozeman, Montana in November 2021.