Polyhymnia or Tanagra Figure Statuette
Artist
Amalric Walter
(French, 1870 - 1959)
Manufacturer
Daum & Cie
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1905-1906
MediumPâte de verre
DimensionsOverall: 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm)
InscribedImpressed on bottom: "DAUM [mark -- see card] Nancy"
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.6562
Not on view
DescriptionSculpture showing tanagra figure of a woman with flowing robes leaning on a pedestal of irregular oblong blocks. (Polyhymnia-one of the nine muses-This is a copy of the antique marble in the Louvre, Paris). Made of pate de verre brown shading to buff at top. Classical style. Inspired by Tanagra figures. Monochromatic.Published ReferencesNoel Daum, LA PATE DE VERRE (Paris: Editions Denoel, 1984), ill. 132.
Georges Despret
Amalric Walter
Amalric Walter
Amalric Walter
Amalric Walter