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Join us June 6
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Alfred Stieglitz

model c. 1925-1928, cast 2024

Gaston Lachaise

Associated Names

Gaston Lachaise

Artist, French, 1882 - 1935

The sculpture is a bust of a man's head. The hair, eyes, nose, and lips are detailed. The man's hair is styled in a short, neat manner, and the expression appears calm and focused. The bust is colored in dark brown, suggesting it is made of patinated bronze. This sculpture rests on a glossy black pedestal.

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Artwork overview

Medium

bronze
Credit Line

Chief Curator Discretionary Fund and Gift of the Lachaise Foundation
Dimensions

sculpture overall: 28.89 × 18.42 × 25.4 cm (11 3/8 × 7 1/4 × 10 in.)
base: 13.34 × 18.1 × 18.1 cm (5 1/4 × 7 1/8 × 7 1/8 in.)
Accession Number

2025.28.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gaston Lachaise Foundation, New York; purchased 2025 by NGA and gift 2025 to NGA.

Associated Names

Lachaise Foundation

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