Tall 1960s Fritz Abplanalp (Swiss/Hawaii) Abstract Nude Female Monkeypod Wood Sculpture
Winning Bid $366.00
Bid History 47 Bids
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Location: New Haven, CT
Item #: 239726
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Item Description
This well done flowing sculpture depicts a nude woman and blends perfectly with the curvature of the driftwood.
Born in Switzerland, at 18 years of age, after completing a three-year curriculum in woodcarving, he answered an advertisement to work on the interior of the Episcopalian Convent of the Transfiguration in Glendale, Ohio. In 1935, he was recruited by the department store South and G. Gump and Company to come to Hawaii and produce hand carved souvenirs. He carved wooden perfume containers, screens, trays, lamps, and figural sculptures for sale in the store, and also produced special-order woodworking for homes and commercial interiors. In 1942, with the war rendering Hawaii’s tourism nonexistent, he joined the faculty of Kamehameha Schools to teach woodworking and drafting. He retired from Kamehameha Schools in 1968, to Carmel, California. He died in 1977. Abplanalp"s monkeypod sculpture, The Offering (Hawaiian Dancer), is owned by the Honolulu Museum of Art.
His monogram FA is carved into the side of the sculpture. On the top of the sculpture the following is written in ink "Fritz Abplanalp Hawaii 1960" along with several illegible words (see closeup photo).
The sculpture is in good vintage condition. Note slight separation in wood near top due to age (see closeup photos).
25.5” tall x 14” wide x 5” deep
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