Architectural Heritage
A lead figure of Neptune by Wheeler Williams (American, 1897-1972)
(1939 North America)
Medium
Lead
Signed/Inscribed/Dated
Neptune, No. 40, Wheeler Williams 1939.
|
Width
|
41.00cm wide
[16.14 inches wide]
|
|
Height
|
84.00cm high
[33.07 inches high]
|
Description / Expertise
A lead figure of Neptune by Wheeler Williams (American, 1897-1972.)
Nnumbered and signed Neptune, No. 40, Wheeler Williams 1939.
This model and others were exhibited in an exhibition ‘Childhood of the Gods’ at Guildhall, East Hampton circa 1940.
William’s studied sculpture at the School of Art Institute in Chicago and graduated from Yale in 1919. He received a Master of Architecture degree from Harvard in 1922 and studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Williams was a recipient of a Gould Medal at the Paris Exposition in 1937 and was a member of the National Sculpture Society. He was also the founder and president of the
American Artist Professional League.
Price
gbp 8600.00 (Pound Sterling)
|