Figure Study
Date
1913
Artist
Elie Nadelman, American, b. Warsaw, Poland, 1882–1946
Provenance
Hughes de la Croix-Nadeau, Paris, to 30 November 1960 (sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, sale 2001, lot 88)
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 30 November 1960-17 May 1966
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Exhibition History
[GALERIE E. DRUET, Paris. "Exposition d'Art Plastique de Elie Nadelman," [sic] 26 May-7 June 1913, no. 21 (as Femme drapee, bronze bas-relief), ill.]
SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, New York. "Modern Sculpture from the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Collection," 3 October 1962-6 January 1963, no. 337.
ZABRISKIE GALLERY, New York. "Elie Nadelman," 7 February-4 March 1967, no. 9.
WHITNEY MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, New York [organizer]. "The Sculpture and Drawings of Elie Nadelman," 23 September-30 November 1975, no. 41, ill. p. 51. Tour: HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 18 December-15 February 1976.
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, New York. "Elie Nadelman: Sculptor of Modern Life," 3 April-20 July 2003, cat.
MUSEE D'ORSAY, Paris "Oublier Rodin: La Sculpture en France, 1905-1914," 9 March-31 May 2009, cat. Tour: FUNDACION CULTURAL MAPFRE, Madrid, 23 June 2009-4 September.
Published References
SPEAR, ATHENA TACHA. "The Multiple Styles of Elie Nadelman: Drawings and Figure Sculptures, ca. 1905-12," Allen Memorial Art Museum Bulletin 31/1 (Oberlin, Ohio, 1973-74), p. 54.
BANTA, MARTHA. Imaging American Women: Idea and Ideals in Cultural History (New York: Columbia University Press, 1987), p. 388, no. 9.11, ill.
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On View
Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden (Washington, DC), 2nd Floor
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
66.3774
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Gilded bronze
Dimensions
12 1/4 x 6 x 5/8 in. (30.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm)
