Emil Fuchs (1866-1929) Joy of Life 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm.) high, on a 3/4 in. (1.9 cm.) high black marble base (Modeled circa 1927.)PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, NEW YORKEmil Fuchs (1866-1929)Joy of Life inscribed 'EMIL FUCHS©' (along the base) and inscribed 'GORHAM CO FOUNDERSQFXM' (on the base)bronze with brown patina11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm.) high, on a 3/4 in. (1.9 cm.) high black marble baseModeled circa 1927.ProvenanceGraham Gallery, New York.Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1989.LiteratureGorham Company, Bronze Division, Bronze Division Papers: Casting Records of Statuary and Small Bronzes Owned by Sculptors, Identification Assigned to Statuary and Bronzes, 1906-1930, New York, 1927, p. 255, no. QFXM, another example listed.Gorham Company, Bronze Division, Bronze Division Papers: Photograph Files of Statuary and Small Bronzes, New York, 1927, n.p., no. QFXM, another example illustrated.Another example Joy of Life can be found in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York.