Elie Nadelman, American, b. Warsaw, Poland, 1882–1946 Search this
Medium:
Gilded bronze
Dimensions:
12 1/4 x 6 x 5/8 in. (30.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm)
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1913
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 OF AMERICAN ART, New York. "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 1975-15 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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Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
