Écorché

Artist Unknown

Artist After Michelangelo Buonarotti (Italian, 1475 - 1564)

Date19th century

MediumPlaster

DimensionsOverall: 10 × 6 × 5 inches (25.4 × 15.24 × 12.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Edith "Lee" Pentecost

Object number2025.71

On View

Not on view

DescriptionThis écorché, a figure showing the muscles of a flayed body, is made of white plaster and depicts a man in a contorted position. The figure's lower body is in a half-kneeling stance with his left leg making contact with the base of the statue. His right elbow is pressed against his right thigh. The open palm of his right hand supports his head that is craned to that side. His left arm arcs over his body to join his other hand in holding his head. The left elbow points upward as his left oblique stretches.Provenance

Provenance

Laurence Sickman (1907-1988), Kansas City, MO, by 1988;

Purchased from his estate sale by Edith Ashley (Lee) Lamke Pentecost (1935-2025), Kansas City, MO, 1988-2025 [1];

Her bequest to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2025.

NOTES:

[1] Following Laurence Sickman's passing, an auction, silent auction, and estate sale, were held. It is believed, due to a note card in Pentecost's belongings, that this work was purchased by Pentecost at the estate sale that took place from October 29th to November 3rd, 1988. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Archives holds records of the objects auctioned (MSS013.04, Folder 3). This object could not be found in the papers.

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