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Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Titanic Memorial Maquette
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Titanic Memorial Maquette
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Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Titanic Memorial Maquette, plaster sculpture with wax overlay, portrait bust study for the head portion of her USS Titantanic White Star Line shipwreck victims memorial statue, 8.5 x 5.6 inches, 15 x 10.375 x 12.5 inches overall object including wooden plinth on platform base, unsigned. The creation of the Titanic Memorial that now stands along the Potomac in Washington, DC including the illustration of preliminary sketches and an early bronze version is discussed in Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Sculpture by Roberts who notes that the figure model for the statue was her studio assistant Ramon. See condition notes below. Provenance: This is the personal example kept by noted sculptor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, founder of the Whitney Museum and great granddaughter of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, removed by our staff from her landmark Old Westbury, Long Island, NY studio this past November during real estate staging. Decorated with murals by prominent Gilded Age to Art Deco artist colleagues and the site of legendary soirees attended by a Whos Who of actors, painters and philanthropists, the property has been listed for sale, emptied of contents and staged for its real estate sale listing. Our firm has been commissioned by the Vanderbilt Whitney family owners to offer 54 lots of the widely publicized contents comprising 22 lots of GVW sculpture and 32 lots of paintings, important silver, jewelry, fine art photography, decorative arts and Chinese antiques descended in multiple branches and generations of the Vanderbilt Whitney family in this once in a lifetime opportunity online only sale. All lots but six large bronzes have been transported to our Florida facilities for FL pick up or shipping with six garden bronzes now in Greater NY NJ CT TriState area storage for pick up 1 hour from Manhattan. IMPORTANT NOTE: Previews are 1 person at a time for specific advance requested lots by appt at our St. Petersburg, FL warehouse from Saturday January 14th through Friday January 20th as items are not staged for exhibition and are securely housed outside of preview times at multiple locations. ALSO NOTE: There is no in person preview available for the 6 large garden staue stored in the Greater NY NJ CT TriState area. Their preview is photo only. Note the sale is online only with no in person auction audience or warehouse activity the day of sale or the Sunday after the sale. CX GVW 8
Condition
Wax is cracked with separation and heavy unstable crazing, fine paint spatter, wear to plaster at base, plinth is split, very dirty and missing front platform molding. Note that buyer may wish to give extra consideration to post sale transportation to avoid object being subjected to hot, cold or varying temperatures by shipping courrier.
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Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Titanic Memorial Maquette

Estimate $2,000 - $20,000
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Starting Price $1,000
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Richard Stedman Estate Services LLC

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