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La Blanche Captive

1857–58; carved 1858–59
Not on view
Au milieu du XIXe siècle, aux États-Unis, les sculpteurs embrassèrent le néoclassicisme, et firent du marbre blanc, associé à l’époque classique, leur matière de prédilection. Si l’esprit néoclassique est manifeste dans ce gracieux nu grandeur nature, le sujet est probablement inspiré des récits d’escarmouches entre Indiens et pionniers aux confins de leurs territoires respectifs. Palmer a représenté une jeune femme enlevée pendant son sommeil. La captive, mains liées, a été dépouillée de sa chemise de nuit qui pend à un tronc d’arbre. Natif du nord de l’État de New York, Palmer, autodidacte, n’alla jamais étudier en Europe, à la différence de la plupart de ses contemporains.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: La Blanche Captive
  • Artiste: Erastus Dow Palmer, Américain, 1817–1904
  • Date: Sculpture : 1858–1859
  • Technique: Marbre
  • Dimensions: 165,1 x 51,4 x 43,2 cm
  • Crédits: Legs de Hamilton Fish, 1894
  • Accession Number: 94.9.3
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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