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Sculptor:
Lipchitz, Jacques 1891-1973  Search this
Founder:
Georges Rudier Fondeur  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Unlocated
Date:
1930
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland, Baltimore survey, 1993.
Image on file.
(On sculpture base:) 1930 Georges Rudler (sic)/Fondeur.Paris (On plaque on side of base:) IN MEMORY OF ISAAC HAMBURGER/FROM HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS/JULY 14, 1960 unsigned Founder's mark appears.
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
An abstract female figure kneels while supporting a child on her back. The child reaches over the woman's shoulders and clutches on to her chest with both hands. The sculpture is placed atop a tall square base.
Topic:
Figure group--Family--Mother & Child  Search this
Abstract  Search this
Control number:
IAS MD000231
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_329707