Girl Washing Her Hair

Slip of a Girl (her design blog is here) alerted me to this piece to be auctioned at James D. Julia Auction's three day auction at the Samoset Resort (Rockland, Maine), August 26-28, 2008.

#1227:

HUGO ROBUS (American 1885-1964) "GIRL WASHING HER HAIR". The polished bronze statue in the form of a nude woman having both arms and hands at the nape of her neck bending over washing her hair. The bronze is in a c-shape with her back extended in the air. The bronze is in a bright finish and is inscribed "1976 Forum Gallery Hugo Robus 2/18" with what appears to be a foundry seal. The piece has a separate aluminum lined wood base which has a Forum Gallery label with title, artist, medium and date "1939" which may be the original casting date, with this being a later edition. SIZE: 8" h x 14" l. CONDITION: Some small pitting to woman's back, could possibly be polished out. Very good. 9-93767 (2,500-4,000)

More on Robus here; additional works here.