Adolescent Girl

1921

Charles Despiau

Associated Names
Charles Despiau

Sculptor, French, 1874 - 1946

The sculpture depicts a female torso from the neck down to the upper legs, without arms or a head. It is made of dark bronze with a polished finish, showcasing a realistic human anatomy. The sculpture is placed on a rectangular base, slightly elevated above eye level.
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On View

West Building Ground Floor, North Lobby West Stair

Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Galerie Dina Vierny); sold March 1969 to Mr. Paul Mellon, Upperville, VA; gift 1983 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1994

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

2023

  • Glinsman, Lisha Deming, Daphne Barbour and Shelley Sturman. "When the Workshop is Fluid: Observations on Parisian Bronze Casting in the Early Twentieth Century." Daphne Barbour, ed., Facture. Conservation, Science, Art History 6 (2023): 177 figs. 21, 22 (detail).

Inscriptions

back of truncated leg: GEORGES RUDIER. / FONDEUR . PARIS; left side of left leg below knee, stamped: C. Despiau. / 5/5

Markings

FM: Georges Rudier

Wikidata ID

Q63860756

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