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The Eagle

The Eagle

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Germaine Richier

"'The Eagle' has a certain macabre quality to it. It also contains typical Richier elemetns of extreme fantasy and expression, done with skillful modeling and subtle technique." 19th & 20th century art from collections of alumni & friends; inaugural exhibition, September 11 - November 8, 1970, Elvehjem Art Center (1970). p. 88
Artist
Germaine Richier
(French, 1904 - 1959)
Title
The Eagle
Date
1954
Medium
Bronze and steel
Dimensions
28 x 15 7/8 x 15 5/8 in. Overall
Credit
Bequest of Alexander and Henrietta W. Hollaender
Accession No.
1992.243
Classification
Sculpture
Geography
France

Related

10 March 1956, sold by Hanover Gallery (London, England) to Alexander and Henrietta W. Hollaender (Oak Ridge, TN and Washington, DC); 1987, deposited on long-term loan to Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]; 1992, bequeathed to Elvehjem Museum of Art [ now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Elvehjem Art Center. "Inaugural Exhibition: 19th & 20th Century Art from Collections of Alumni & Friends." Madison, WI: Regents of the University of Wisconsin, 1970. pp. 88-89, no. 99

  • Beyond Likeness: Mapping the Self: Chazen Museum of Art, 2/19/2016–4/3/2016
  • Inaugural Exhibition: 19th & 20th Cen. Art from Collection of Alumni & Friends: Elvehjem Art Center, 9/11/1970–11/8/1970
  • Germaine Richier: The Hanover Gallery, London, 10/6/1955–11/5/1955

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