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EUGENIE FREDERICA SHONNARD (1886-1978)

Creator: Eugenie Frederica Shonnard
Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
American, ca. 1927-1935
Carved Wood Figure of a Young Girl in Reverie
Signed (on base): E.F. Shonnard

Eugenie Frederica Shonnard was born in Yonkers and studied with Alphonse Mucha and James Earle Fraser in New York, before moving to Paris where she studied with Antoine Bourdelle and Auguste Rodin. She exhibited at the Paris Salons of 1912, 1913, and 1922. She also exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1916, the Museum of Modern Art in 1933, and at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Among her notable early sculptures are busts of Alphonse Mucha and Dinah, the Bronx Zoo’s first gorilla.

Dimensions: 22" h., 7 3/4" w., 9 7/8" d.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States
Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	Carved Wood.
Condition:	Good. Minor shrinkage cracks, oxidized surface.
Creation Date:	1927 - 1935
Styles / Movements:	Folk Art, Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	DA-SO 048
Incollect Reference #:	341858

Dimensions

W.	7.75 in;	H.	22 in;	D.	9.87 in;
W.	19.69 cm;	H.	55.88 cm;	D.	25.07 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.