Image
Description
Maker
- Elie Nadelman, 1882-1946, American (b. Poland)
Title
Head
Year
ca. 1920
Medium
Marble
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
Dimensions
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Height: 36.8 cm (14 1/2 inches)
Type
Credit
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Bequest of Mrs. Jesse H. Metcalf
Object Number
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59.134
About
This stylized marble head of a woman is an interpretation of classical form that reflects Nadelman’s admiration for ancient sculpture. Its faint smile, angled neck, coiled braid, and smooth, generalized features relate it to Greek heads he had studied at the Louvre.
Nadelman’s early patrons in Paris and London included collectors Leo and Gertrude Stein and the cosmetics entrepreneur Helena Rubenstein. After he immigrated to New York he also won the interest of RISD’s president, Eliza Radeke, who became one of his first supporters in America.
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Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Use
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