Tag: bronze

Maquette for Oval with Points (1968)

Moore, Henry (1898-1986) Maquette for Oval with Points 1968 Bronze, 13.5 × 11.5 × 5.4 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Moore, a British sculptor known for abstract, biomorphic public artworks that recall natural forms, was commissioned by Princeton to make the…

Oval with Points (1969-1970)

Moore, Henry (1898-1986) Oval with Points 1969–1970 Bronze, c.335 x 265.4 x 133.3 cm Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton One of the most photographed sculptures on campus, Oval with Points has an amorphous shape that counters the formalism of Princeton’s architecture. Henry…

La Laveuse (1917)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) La Laveuse (Washerwoman) 1917 Bronze, 122.6 x 54.6 x 127 cm Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo Though he had first experimented with sculpture in 1907–08, Pierre-Auguste Renoir returned to it more seriously in 1913 at the urging of…

Tête de Victor Hugo (c.1883)

Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) Tête de Victor Hugo (Head of Victor Hugo) c.1883 Bronze, 32 x 20 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff The great French author Victor Hugo was a passionate Republican and his epic novels highlight the social and political injustices…

Henriette I (1925)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Henriette I 1925, cast 1965 Bronze with brown patina, 28.6 x 19.5 x 25.3 cm Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon Compare:  Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Henriette II 1927 Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon     Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Henriette III 1929 National Museum Wales, Cardiff  …

Henriette III (1929)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Henriette III 1929 Bronze with black patina, 40.1 x 21.3 x 27 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff Compare: Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Henriette I 1925, cast 1965 Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon     Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Henriette II 1927 Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon    …

Henriette II (1927)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Henriette II 1927 Bronze with black patina on marble base, 32.5 x 22.1 x 29.2 cm Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon Compare: Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Henriette I 1925, cast 1965 Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon     Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Henriette III 1929 National Museum…