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Standing Woman

1912–15; cast 1930
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Lachaise was working in Paris in 1903 when he met his lifelong muse Isabel Dutaud Nagle, whom he later married in 1917. Responding to Nagle’s voluptuous figure, the sculptor created a powerful archetype of womanhood; Standing Woman is almost a modern fertility goddess. Swelling and undulating with elegant strength, she perches delicately on her tiptoes, seeming nearly to levitate despite her evident weight. Her closed eyes enhance her detachment from the realm of the viewer, whom the sculptor invites to marvel at her extraordinary body.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Standing Woman
  • Artist: Gaston Lachaise (American (born France) Paris 1882–1935 New York)
  • Date: 1912–15; cast 1930
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Edition: 1/3; cast 3/4
    For full edition information, see Additional Information tab.
  • Dimensions: 73 7/8 in. × 32 in. × 17 3/4 in. (187.6 × 81.3 × 45.1 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Scofield Thayer, 1982
  • Object Number: 1984.433.34
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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