Gaston Lachaise

Head
1923–1924

A marble sculpture of a stylized female head with a serene expression, displayed on a square stone pedestal against a neutral background. The sculpture features a smooth surface, with details such as hair lines carved into the top of the head.
A marble sculpture of a stylized female head with a serene expression, displayed on a square stone pedestal against a neutral background. The sculpture features a smooth surface, with details such as hair lines carved into the top of the head.

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Date
1923–1924

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Marble

Dimensions
Overall (with base): 25 3/8 × 10 7/16 × 11 11/16in. (64.5 × 26.5 × 29.7 cm) Overall: 16 9/16 × 9 3/4 × 11 1/2in. (42.1 × 24.8 × 29.2 cm)

Accession number
41.54a-b

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/1398

Gaston Lachaise
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