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Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
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Washington, DC 20565

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Artists Reimagining the Collection
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Agnes E. Meyer

1929

Charles Despiau

Associated Names

Charles Despiau

Artist, French, 1874 - 1946

The sculpture is a bust of a woman with detailed facial features, including subtle expressions around the eyes and mouth. Her hair is styled back and held in place, possibly by a headband. The sculpture is primarily composed of plaster, with a surface texture and color combining earthy tones of off-white, gray, and patches of warmer hues. The bust is mounted on a square pedestal, providing a formal and stable base that elevates the sculpture to eye level.

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Artwork overview

Medium

plaster
Credit Line

Gift of Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer
Dimensions

overall: 38.2 x 24.2 x 28.1 cm (15 1/16 x 9 1/2 x 11 1/16 in.)
Accession Number

1967.13.5

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Commissioned 1928 by the sitter, Agnes Ernst Meyers [1887-1970], Mount Kisco, New York, and Washington, D.C.; gift 1967 to NGA.

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Exhibition History

1960

Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture Collected by Yale Alumni: An Exhibition, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut, 1960, no. 250, repro., as Portrait Head of Mrs. Eugene Meyer.

Bibliography

1994

Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 75, repro.

Inscriptions

back left side at base of neck: C. Despiau

Wikidata ID

Q63854575

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