Charles Hart The Hart Family Penguin

Charles Hart (1862-1960) Gloucester, MA, c. 1920 12 in. tall

One of the most important mantel-size Hart penguins ever to come on the market, this emperor penguin was a personal favorite of the maker's and sat in the Hart family living room for over fifty years. The penguin was originally consigned directly from Charles Hart’s granddaughter, Norma Hart Anderson. She fondly remembers playing with her grandfather’s whimsical carvings in the yard while growing up in Gloucester in the 1940s.

This plump penguin was made into a table lamp and resided at Charles Hart’s 159 Essex Avenue residence in Gloucester where it developed its warm patina.

A related twelve-inch-tall Charles Hart penguin sold for $44,275, a world record for any carving by the maker. Strong original paint with minor wear, minor touch-up to a half inch diameter area on top of head, chips to the sides of both feet, and paint loss to nail holes on wings.

Provenance: Private Collection of the artist Charles Howard Hart and his wife Annette By descent to his granddaughter Norma Hart Anderson Private Collection, Massachusetts

Provenance

Private Collection of the artist Charles Howard Hart and his wife Annette By descent to his granddaughter Norma Hart Anderson Private Collection, Massachusetts