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Wrestlers

Paul Manship American
1915; cast probably 1916
Not on view
Manship first explored the subject of wrestlers in 1908 while a student at the American Academy in Rome and already interested in subjects from antiquity. In this later work, two nude male figures are wrapped tightly together in combat in a low mass with their legs protruding. The hair is stylized and the anatomy is prominently delineated with special attention to the articulation of the athletes’ musculature.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Wrestlers
  • Artist: Paul Manship (American, St. Paul, Minnesota 1885–1966 New York)
  • Date: 1915; cast probably 1916
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Edition: from an edition of 9
  • Dimensions: 9 × 16 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (22.9 × 41.9 × 19.1 cm)
    Base: 2 1/2 × 17 1/4 × 8 1/2 in. (6.4 × 43.8 × 21.6 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Edward D. Adams, 1927
  • Object Number: 27.21.1
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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