Lot 322: Madeleine Fish Park (American, 1891-1960), Gentleman Nibbs/Portrait of a Boston Terrier, Signed "MADELEINE.PARK" in the cast., Conditio

Madeleine Fish Park (American, 1891-1960)

Gentleman Nibbs/Portrait of a Boston Terrier
Signed "MADELEINE.PARK" in the cast.
Bronze with dark brown patina, approximately 8 1/4 x 8 1/4 x 9 in. (21.0 x 21.0 x 22.9 cm), on a black marble plinth.
Condition: Minor chips to plinth, surface grime.

Provenance: Through the collection of the artist.

Literature: American Woman's Association Bulletin, Volume 11, Issue 2 (Jan 18, 1940), p. 3; Mt. Kisco Weekly Recorder, January 18, 1940.

Exhibitions: 108th Annual Exhibition, National Academy of Design, March 25-April 18, 1933 (exh. no. 83); Exhibition of Animal Sculpture by Madeleine Park, Argent Galleries, New York City, New York, October 5-17, 1936; Major Show of Oils and Sculpture, American Women's Club, American Woman's Association, January-February, 1940 (Special Prize for Sculpture, selected by Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt, Sr.); 133rd Annual Exhibition, National Academy of Design, February 20-March 16, 1958; Madeleine Park Sculpture Retrospective Exhibition, James R. Bakker Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts, June 16-June 30, 2000.

N.B. The artist's newspaper clipping file accompanies the lot.