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Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier

1879

Vincenzo Gemito

Associated Names

Vincenzo Gemito

Sculptor, Italian, 1852 - 1929

The sculpture depicts a man with a full beard and mustache, dressed in a long coat and trousers, holding a palette and a paintbrush. The sculpture is made of bronze. The man's expression is focused, and he appears to be in the process of creating or contemplating his work. The sculpture is life-sized.

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On View

West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G1

Artwork overview

Medium

bronze
Credit Line

Gift of Asbjorn R. Lunde in honor of Douglas Lewis
Dimensions

overall: 55 cm (21 5/8 in.)
Accession Number

2003.106.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Asbjörn R. Lunde [1927-2017], New York; gift 2003 to NGA.

Associated Names

Lunde, Asbjorn R.

Wikidata ID

Q63862095

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