ANNA HYATT HUNTINGTON (AMERICAN, 1876-1973) BRONZE FIGURE OF A YAWNING TIGER, inscribed "ANNA V. HYATT" and stamped "GORHAM CO FOUNDERS Q492 #321", retaining excellent original patinated surface. Displayed on likely original black marble base. Circa 1920. 13 3/8" LOA (figure), 4 1/2" x 15 1/2" base.
Catalogue Note: Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973) was one of the most important American sculptors of the 20th century. A promising young artist, Anna Hyatt studied privately with Gutzon Borglum (1867-1941) before traveling to Paris, where she opened a studio of her own and began working on a large-scale model for an equestrian statue of Joan of Arc, which attracted a good bit of critical acclaim and led to her first major commission from the city of New York. Her iconic depiction of Joan of Arc in full armor, sword raised, with exquisite Gothic-style granite base remains an important visual landmark in Manhattan. In 1923, Anna Hyatt married Archer Huntington, a wealthy philanthropist and patron of the arts. In 1930, the couple purchased Brookgreen Plantation, a magnificent 10,000 acre parcel on the coast of South Carolina, where they began the process of extensively landscaping the grounds and installing a world-class collection of outdoor bronze sculpture, which comprised over 300 objects when finished, including examples by Anna Hyatt Huntington herself. The couple remained active in the arts and philanthropy throughout their lives and bequeathed much of their property to public institutions upon their passing.
Particularly noted for her depiction of animals, Huntington was a prolific artist, who continued working on her art late in life. The present example, probably her most recognizable form, demonstrates the artist's skill at capturing the subject's paradoxical physical qualities of finesse and power in one sculptural moment.

Excellent overall condition with very minor wear to marble base.