Reclining Nude
Artist
Paul Manship
(American, 1885 - 1966)
Manufacturer
Roman Bronze Works
(American)
Date1921
MediumBronze cast
DimensionsOverall: 15 1/2 x 9 1/4 x 6 3/4 in. (39.4 x 23.5 x 17.1 cm)
ClassificationsModern art
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.1092
Terms
- Woman
- Nude
- Sculpture
- Bronze
On View
On viewLabel TextPaul Manship American, 1885–1966 Reclining Nude, 1921 Bronze cast by Roman Bronze Works, White Plains, New York Smooth, polished bronze surfaces catch the light to emphasize the graceful curves of this young woman’s body. Although nudity gives Paul Manship’s statuette a timeless elegance, the bobbed haircut shows his subject is fashionably up-to-date. Such celebrations of the human form in a streamlined, Art Deco style provided the 1920s boom years with a new visual language of modern goddesses and heroes. Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.1092
