Accession # |
26.153 |
Artist |
Georg J. Lober
|
Title |
Statuette "Madonna" |
Date |
1925 |
Medium |
Silver and black stone |
Dimensions |
14 3/8 x 3 1/4 x 3 in., 9 lb. (36.5 x 8.3 x 7.6 cm, 4.1kg) |
Marks |
Incised around bottom edge of silver base: "AMER. ART F.DRY. N.Y." |
Signed |
Inscribed on proper right below figure: "GEORG LOBER 1925" |
Credit Line |
Gift of Bruce Douglas |
Location |
Visible Storage: Case 32, Shelf J (Sculpture)
|
Description |
Statuette of columnar figure of Madonna holding infant Christ, in Gothic style. She wears long robes with stylized drapery folds and a crown, Christ has a halo. Standing on half-dome atop stepped base with band of stylized foliate forms. Silver sculpture attached to simple black stone base that flares at bottom.
Condition: Good, some accretions in crevices. |