Seated Female Figure (from Day of the Hours Sundial)

1916

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774

Seated Female Figure (from Day of the Hours Sundial) dates to a particularly fertile period of Manship’s career during the 1910s when he was experimenting with diverse aesthetic influences and materials. It reflects his sustained interest in the arts of Southeast Asia, as the pose, gesture, and accessories of this figure attest.

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Title: Seated Female Figure (from Day of the Hours Sundial)
Artist: Paul Manship (American, St. Paul, Minnesota 1885–1966 New York)
Date: 1916
Medium: Bronze and marble
Dimensions: 9 3/4 × 11 5/8 × 6 5/8 in. (24.8 × 29.5 × 16.8 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of Don and Helen Douglass, Douglass Foundation, in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary, 2018
Object Number: 2018.923.3
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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