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The Dancer

Artist: Emil Fuchs, American, 1866-1929
Medium: Bronze, marble
Dates: ca. 1912
Dimensions: 12 7/16 x 3 x 3 7/8 in. (31.6 x 7.6 x 9.8 cm)
Markings: Stamped on edge of base near proper left foot: "GORHAM CO FOUNDERS OFWV"
Signature: Signed on top of cast base: "EMIL FUCHS / ©"
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 32.2092.27
Credit Line: Gift of the estate of Emil Fuchs
Image: Overall, 32.2092.27_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Figurine of nude girl with proper right leg and opposing arm reaching forward and proper right arm reaching back; head turned to proper left shoulder. Stands on cast rectangular base attached to black marble plinth.

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