Standing Torso of a Woman
Bartlett began experimenting with lost-wax casting and patination in his Paris studio during the 1890s. For each cast, he altered the application of color, diverging from the conventional surface appearance of bronze in various ways. "Standing Torso of a Woman" is striking in the deliberately aged quality of its finish as well as in the raised seam lines remaining from the molding and casting process.
Artwork Details
- Title: Standing Torso of a Woman
- Artist: Paul Wayland Bartlett (American, New Haven, Connecticut 1865–1925 Paris)
- Date: ca. 1894–95; cast ca. 1909
- Culture: American
- Medium: Bronze
- Dimensions: With base: 18 1/8 x 7 x 5 in. (46 x 17.8 x 12.7 cm)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1909
- Object Number: 09.88.1
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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