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Torso

1963

Ossip Zadkine

Artist, French, born Russia (now Belarus), 1888 - 1967

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Artwork overview

Medium

ebony
Credit Line

Gift (Partial and Promised) of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan L. Halpern, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Dimensions

overall: 106 x 25.4 x 16.5 cm (41 3/4 x 10 x 6 1/2 in.)
accessory size: 8.5 x 27.3 x 25 cm (3 3/8 x 10 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.)
Accession

1991.53.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Purchased from the artist by (Sam Salz, New York); Mr. and Mrs. Nathan L. Halpern; gift 1991 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1991

Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1991, 422-423, color repro.

Bibliography

1994

Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 236, repro.

Inscriptions

on lower side of proper left leg: O ZADKIN

Wikidata ID

Q63860995

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