Orpheus

model 1937-1938, cast 1966

Gustave Pimienta

Artist, French, 1888 - 1982

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gustave Pimienta

  • Dimensions

    overall: 120.1 x 63 x 103 cm (47 5/16 x 24 13/16 x 40 9/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1968.23.2

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist; gift 1968 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1938

  • Rosny jeune, J. H. "Courrier des arts: "l'Orphée" de Gustave Pimienta." Le Figaro (23 November 1938).

  • Vauxcelles, Louis. "L'Orphée de Pimienta." Beaux-Arts (18 November 1938): 1, 4, repro.

  • Florisoone, Michel. "Retrouver d'abord le sens orphique." L'Amour de l'Art (1938): 387-388, repro.

1939

  • Barotte, René. "L'Orphée de Gustave Pimienta." L'Art et les artistes (1938-1939): 133-137, repro.

1994

  • Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 173, repro.

Inscriptions

on side of proper right foot, stamped: CIRE / M PAST[ORI] / PERDUE

Markings

FM: Jean Pastori, Geneva

Wikidata ID

Q63854642

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