Capitoline Museum

1960

Frederick Sommer

Associated Names
Frederick Sommer

Artist, American, born Italy, 1905 - 1999

The sculpture depicts the midsection and lower torso of a human figure, clad in intricately draped fabric that suggests flowing movement. It is carved from a material resembling marble, which is pale white in color. The sculpture exudes a graceful and classical aesthetic, with meticulous folds showing the craftsman's skill in rendering the entity realistically, making the fabric appear almost weightless and fluid as it follows the contours of the underlying body.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Frederick Sommer

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 31 x 20.2 cm (12 3/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
    mount: 44.4 x 33 cm (17 1/2 x 13 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.5.28

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist, Prescott, Arizona; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1980

  • Venus, Jupiter & Mars: The Photographs of Frederick Sommer. Exh. cat., Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware, 1980, illus. no. 67.

Inscriptions

on mount, upper left verso in graphite: Capitoline Museum, 1960 (underlined); on mount, center verso in graphite: Frederick Sommer 1960 (underlined)

Wikidata ID

Q64147775

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