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Standing Nude
by 191713 x 6 1/2 x 4 in. (33 x 16.5 x 10.2 cm)
Gaston Lachaise
United States (Paris, France, 1882 - 1935, New York, New York)
Object Type:
Sculpture
Medium and Support:
Bronze
Credit Line:
Gift of a Friend of the Gallery in memory of Hildegarde Lasell Watson
Accession Number:
1977.189
Location: Not currently on view
Isabel Dutaud Nagle was Lachaise's muse, his wife, and the model or at least the inspiration for many of his sculptures. He never ceased to appreciate and depict the physicality of her body - its strength and its ample proportions.
[Gallery label text, 2005]
[Gallery label text, 2005]
Marks
Artist's signature, verso, at edge of robe: G. Lachaise © Foundry mark, verso, at edge of robe: A. Kunst Bronze Wks AS9
Provenance
Artist; purchased by Mrs. C.W. Lasell, Whitinsville, MA by 1925; to her daughter, Hildegarde Lasell Watson, Rochester, NY; to her husband, Dr. James Sibley Watson, Jr., Rochester, NY; given to the Gallery in 1977
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Gaston Lachaise: Sculpture and Drawings 1/21/1979 - 3/4/1979
- Selected Recent Acquisitions 7/6/1982 - 8/15/1982
- Selected Work from the Art Collection of Dr. James Sibley Watson, Jr. Memorial Art Gallery 8/19/1985 - 9/21/1985
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Elizabeth Brayer. Magnum Opus: The Story of the Memorial Art Gallery, 1913-1988. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 1988.
- Article Author: Budny, Virginia. Article Title: Gaston Lachaise's American Venus: The Genesis & Evolution of Elevation. Article Scope: Article and reproduction. Virginia Budny. The American Art Journal. New York, NY: Kennedy Galleries, 2003-2004. Volume Number: XXXIV / XXXV Issue Date: 2003-04. Page Number: 121, 140-141 ff.135, Figure Number: 36, p. 106
- Article Scope: Entry. Susan Dodge Peters. Selected Work From the Art Collection of Dr. James Sibley Watson, Jr.. Rochester, NY: Bevier Gallery, RIT, 1985.
- Vanity Fair.
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