NEW YORK CITY — Paul Manship’s Art Deco sculpture depicting Diana the huntress, smashed estimates at the Bonhams’ American art auction November 22, selling for $727,500, nearly double its low estimate. The sale saw strong results across the board, achieving over $3 million in total.

Manship’s bronze sculpture was conceived in New York in 1921. The artist’s influences lay in Greek and Roman mythology, and his work often depicts classical scenes inspired by the stories of antiquity. Manship is most famous for his gilded Prometheus sculpture outside the Rockefeller Center in Manhat-tan. Although in wide demand across the United States, his Diana sculptures were especially prized. The version featured in the Bonhams sale may be the most recognizable Diana, and has been described by critics as “the triumph of his career.”

“Paul Manship enjoyed fabulous success during his lifetime, and his work was wildly popular among the high-flyers of New York in the 20s,” said Kayla Carlsen, Bonhams’ Director of American Paintings. “His sculptures appear to be experiencing a significant revival – which was only demonstrated further by the result of this auction.”

Also among the top-selling lots at the American art sale was Martin Johnson Heade’s “Seascape at Sunset,” which surpassed its estimate of $120/180,000, going for $271,500 following frenzied bidding. “Still Life with Calla” by Marsden Hartley sold for $217,500, again well exceeding its estimate of $100/150,000.

The American Art sale in New York tops out a successful sales week at Bonhams , which also included its California and Western paintings and sculpture sale. The American Art department as a whole brought in $6,831,125 for the week.

All prices reported include the buyers premium.

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