Elie Nadelman

Sur la Plage
1916

A sculpture depicting a nude female figure in white marble seated next to a bronze baboon. The woman is holding a long, thin object, possibly a tool or instrument, while the baboon appears to be interacting with a pile of bones on the base of the sculpture. The piece is displayed on a white pedestal against a neutral background.

A sculpture depicting a nude female figure in white marble seated next to a bronze baboon. The woman is holding a long, thin object, possibly a tool or instrument, while the baboon appears to be interacting with a pile of bones on the base of the sculpture. The piece is displayed on a white pedestal against a neutral background.

Not on view

Date
1916

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Marble and bronze

Dimensions
Overall: 23 1/4 × 26 1/4 × 9 7/8in. (59.1 × 66.7 × 25.1 cm)

Accession number
80.56

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; 50th Anniversary Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation in honor of Lloyd Goodrich

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Elie Nadelman
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