Standing Woman

Gaston Lachaise's Canadian-American wife, Isabel Dutaud Nagle, was his muse and the model for many works, including this imposing statue. They met when the sculptor was only twenty

• Artist: Gaston Lachaise
• Medium: Bronze
• Dates: 1955-1956
• Dimensions: 88 1/2 x 44 3/8 x 24 11/16 in. (224.8 x 112.7 x 62.7 cm)
• Markings: Foundry mark stamped on back edge of base: "MODERN ART FDRY. NY."
• Signature: Incised on base behind proper left foot: "G. LACHAISE"
• Collection: American Art
• Museum Location: BMA, 5Q12-LUCE, Unit 14
• Accession Number: 56.69
• Image: "Overall", 56.69_acetate_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0,

Catalogue Description:
Over life-size statue of standing nude woman with exaggerated, bulbous forms and relatively small head; simplified facial features; hands on hips; contrapposto stance on rectangular base Condition: Good