La femme assise (Seated Woman)
Elie Nadelman, La femme assise (Seated Woman), ca. 1918-1921, wood, copper wire, and wrought iron, The Evan H. Roberts Memorial Sculpture Collection, © artist or other rights holder, 78.8
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- Title
La femme assise (Seated Woman)
- Artist
- Date
ca. 1918-1921
- Medium
wood, copper wire, and wrought iron
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
32 1/2 in x 12 1/2 in x 18 1/4 in
- Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary Art
- Category
Sculpture
- Object Type
sculpture
- Culture
American
Polish
- Credit Line
The Evan H. Roberts Memorial Sculpture Collection
- Accession Number
78.8
- Copyright
© artist or other rights holder
- Terms
- Place Made
Created in: New York
Seated Woman is a study of related arcs and curvilinear spirals carved from grainless cherry wood. It is based on an earlier plaster version that was destroyed. Nadelman had moved from Poland and established himself in Paris by 1904. The sculptures produced during his Paris years reflect his wide-ranging influences from Michelangelo to Rodin, folk art, and the decorative forms of the Art Nouveau movement. In 1914, Nadelman came to the U.S., where his deftness and humor were manifested in his stylized animals and statuettes of performers and society figures.