Bas-Relief Woman
Artist
Gaston Lachaise
(American, born France, 1882 - 1935)
Date1934; cast 1993
MediumBronze
DimensionsOverall: 86 × 50 × 3 3/8 inches (218.44 × 127 × 8.57 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust through the George H. and Elizabeth O. Davis Fund
Object number99-4
Edition/State/Proof2/8
On View
On viewGallery Location
- Donald J. Hall Sculpture Park
Collections
DescriptionVertical format bas relief image of woman standing on tiptoes, legs crossed, with right hand on right hip, left arm close to body with left hand open and extended, and face in three-quarter view looking slightly to her left. The woman is full-bodied and curvaceous with well-articulated breasts and belly contours. A draped cloak or veil rests upon her head, framing her entire form like a bell.Gallery LabelBas Relief Woman is Gaston Lachaise's elegant homage to Isabel, his wife and life-long model. Here he presents his beloved as he saw her: a voluptuous earth mother overflowing with cosmic energy. Serenely confident and strong, she gracefully extends her left hand while balancing effortlessly on her toes. Lachaise refines the sinuous curves and proportions of his muse in this highly stylized bronze relief.
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