Luise Kaish

The Great Blessing of Abraham
1960

A sculpture displayed on a white pedestal, featuring a rough, textured black form that resembles a piece of charred wood or a rugged natural element, mounted on a beige stone base.
A sculpture displayed on a white pedestal, featuring a rough, textured black form that resembles a piece of charred wood or a rugged natural element, mounted on a beige stone base.

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Date
1960

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Bronze

Dimensions
Overall: 36 1/4 × 29 3/4 × 10in. (92.1 × 75.6 × 25.4 cm) Overall (with base): 38 1/4 × 29 3/4 × 10in. (97.2 × 75.6 × 25.4 cm)

Accession number
66.95

Publication
Cast by Roman Bronze Works

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Luise Kaish in memory of David A. Meyers

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Luise Kaish
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