Arabesque
Emil Fuchs
American Art
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM
Bronze
DATES
1922
DIMENSIONS
22 9/16 x 13 7/8 x 4 1/8 in. (57.3 x 35.2 x 10.5 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
Marked on bottom edge of base in rear: "Roman Bronze Works N-Y-"
SIGNATURE
Signed on back of sphere: "No. 2 / Emil Fuchs / © 1922"
COLLECTIONS
American Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
32.2092.29
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the Estate of Emil Fuchs
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Figure of nude young woman balancing on toes of her proper right foot on a sphere atop a cylindrical base with incised vine pattern. Her proper left leg is raised straight back, her proper left arm extends straight forward at shoulder height. Her proper right arm is forward and raised. Her head is turned to face over her left shoulder. Her hair is parted in the center and pulled back with an arrangement of curls or flowers over each ear.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION
Emil Fuchs (American, born Austria, 1866-1929). Arabesque, 1922. Bronze, 22 9/16 x 13 7/8 x 4 1/8 in. (57.3 x 35.2 x 10.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Estate of Emil Fuchs, 32.2092.29. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 32.2092.29_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 32.2092.29_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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