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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Tanagra Figure
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Tanagra Figure

Artist Amalric Walter (French, 1870 - 1959)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1920
MediumPâte de verre
DimensionsOverall: 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm)
Base: 4 1/4 x 3 7/8 in. (10.8 x 9.8 cm)
InscribedImpressed base front: "AWALTER Nancy".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.6470
Not on view
DescriptionPate de verre sculpture of a woman in a draped dress sitting on a bench. Shades of green. Bench and base also washed with dark green.

Label TextTANAGRA-STYLE FIGURE Amalric Walter, Nancy, France Ca. 1920 Pate de verre. Marks: incised on front of base A WALTER NANCY Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6470Published ReferencesN. Daum, LA PATE DE VERRE, ill. 121, but this without bottom pedestal.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Amalric Walter
ca. 1905-1906
Image scanned from a transparency and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
Amalric Walter
ca. 1925
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Amalric Walter
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Amalric Walter
ca. 1925-1935
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Amalric Walter
Scanned from a transparency, then color corrected by Pat Cagney.
Amalric Walter
ca. 1920
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Amalric Walter
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Georges Despret
ca. 1906
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Amalric Walter
ca. 1939
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Amalric Walter
ca. 1920
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Amalric Walter