Collections: American Art: On the Heights

On the Heights

Artist: Sarah Malcolm Freeborn, American, 1861-1906
Medium: Marble
Dates: 1893
Dimensions: 33 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. (84.5 x 26.7 cm)
Signature: Inscribed on verso: "S.M. Freeborne, Firenze 1893"
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th floor
Accession Number: 07.418
Credit Line: Bequest of Sarah M. Freeborn
Image: Overall, 07.418_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Full-length statue of a young nude boy standing next to a tree trunk covered by vines; boy in contrapposto pose with head tilted backwards and to the proper right, he reaches up and touches top of trunk with proper right arm; proper left arm rests against his body; stands on an irregular, mounded base. Condition: Good