Hugo Robus American, 1885-1964
Provenance
Provenance: Forum Gallery, New York.
Literature: Forum Gallery, Hugo Robus, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1963, n.p., no. 12, another example illustrated.
Forum Gallery, L. Goodrich, Hugo Robus (1885-1964): Memorial Exhibition, New York, 1966, n.p., no. 2, another example illustrated.
R.K. Tarbell, Hugo Robus (1885-1964), exhibition catalogue, Washington, D.C., 1980, pp. 116-17, 222, 238, fig. 109, cat. no. 116, another example illustrated.
Note: There are six known bronze examples of Dreamer, including the present work, that were cast by Roman Bronze Works. The first two examples were cast by June 10, 1963. The remaining four casts were produced in 1964, two within the artist's lifetime and two directly following his death that same year, to complete an edition of six. (R.K. Tarbell, Hugo Robus (1885-1964), exhibition catalogue, Washington, D.C., 1980, p. 222)