Girl Putting on an Earring

1967

George Segal

Associated Names
George Segal

Artist, American, 1924 - 2000

The sculpture depicts a seated human figure on a black chair. The figure is a woman with legs slightly apart and hands raised toward her neck, as if adjusting or examining a small, dangling object. The sculpture appears to be made of plaster with a rough, off-white texture. The surface treatment gives the sculpture an unfinished look with visible tool marks and uneven surfaces. The sculpture is life-sized and has a minimalistic style with simplified facial and body features.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    plaster and mixed media

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 130.9 x 72.4 x 95.9 cm (51 9/16 x 28 1/2 x 37 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1971.66.13

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Sidney Janis Gallery, New York); purchased 1967 by Mr. [d. 1970] and Mrs. Lester Francis Avnet, Great Neck, Long Island, New York; his estate; purchased 19 October 1971 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1974

  • Recent Acquisitions and Promised Gifts: Sculpture, Drawings, Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1974, no. XVI, repro.

Bibliography

1980

  • Wilmerding, John. American Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1980: 36, repro.

1994

  • Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 216, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q63854628

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