Enthroned

Bessie Potter Vonnoh American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774

Vonnoh is best-known for her sculpted representations of motherhood in which intimate mood and impressionistic handling of form take precedence over close physical description. In "Enthroned" she links the timeless mother-and-child theme with a sensitive representation of a woman ensconced in a throne-like chair with an infant resting on her lap and a daughter standing on either side. Although the mother has been identified as Helena Walter, a German immigrant, the group is not a portrait, but rather a personification of an ideal modern Madonna—dignified, enthroned, and venerated.

Enthroned, Bessie Potter Vonnoh (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1872–1955 New York), Bronze, American

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Enthroned, Bessie Potter Vonnoh (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1872–1955 New York), Bronze, American
Enthroned, Bessie Potter Vonnoh (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1872–1955 New York), Bronze, American
Enthroned, Bessie Potter Vonnoh (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1872–1955 New York), Bronze, American
Enthroned, Bessie Potter Vonnoh (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1872–1955 New York), Bronze, American

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