Seated Female Figure (from Day of the Hours Sundial)

Paul Manship American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774

Seated Female Figure (from Day of the Hours Sundial) dates to a particularly fertile period of Manship’s career during the 1910s when he was experimenting with diverse aesthetic influences and materials. It reflects his sustained interest in the arts of Southeast Asia, as the pose, gesture, and accessories of this figure attest.

Seated Female Figure (from Day of the Hours Sundial), Paul Manship (American, St. Paul, Minnesota 1885–1966 New York), Bronze and marble

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Seated Female Figure (from Day of the Hours Sundial), Paul Manship (American, St. Paul, Minnesota 1885–1966 New York), Bronze and marble
Seated Female Figure (from Day of the Hours Sundial), Paul Manship (American, St. Paul, Minnesota 1885–1966 New York), Bronze and marble

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