Lot Essay
Cupid and Crane celebrates the birth of Carl Paul Jennewein's third child, Alessandro, and is a companion piece to his Cupid and Gazelle sculpted on the occasion of the birth of his first son.
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Cupid and Crane
Details
Carl Paul Jennewein (1890-1978)
Cupid and Crane
inscribed 'C.P. JENNEWEIN' (on the base)--stamped 'PRIESSMAN BAUER & Co MUNCHEN' (along the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
21 5/8 in. (54.9 cm.) high
Modeled in 1925.
Cupid and Crane
inscribed 'C.P. JENNEWEIN' (on the base)--stamped 'PRIESSMAN BAUER & Co MUNCHEN' (along the base)
bronze with dark brown patina
21 5/8 in. (54.9 cm.) high
Modeled in 1925.
Provenance
Nagel Auktion, Stuttgart, Germany, 26 February 2015, lot 7461.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Literature
The National Sculpture Society, Contemporary American Sculpture, New York, 1929, p. 170, another example illustrated.
S. Howarth, C. Paul Jennewein, Tampa, Florida, 1980, pp. 23, 81, figs. 31, 141, another example illustrated.
J. Conner, J. Rosenkranz, Rediscoveries in American Sculpture: Studio Works from 1893-1939, Austin, Texas, 1989, pp. 81, 83, 86, another example illustrated.
R. Salmon, Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture, vol. II, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, 1993, pp. 60-61, another example illustrated.
S. Howarth, C. Paul Jennewein, Tampa, Florida, 1980, pp. 23, 81, figs. 31, 141, another example illustrated.
J. Conner, J. Rosenkranz, Rediscoveries in American Sculpture: Studio Works from 1893-1939, Austin, Texas, 1989, pp. 81, 83, 86, another example illustrated.
R. Salmon, Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture, vol. II, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, 1993, pp. 60-61, another example illustrated.