Hugo Robus

May 4–June 12, 1960

A bronze sculpture of an abstract form resembling a bent knee or an elephant's trunk, with smooth, flowing lines, displayed against a white background.
A bronze sculpture of an abstract form resembling a bent knee or an elephant's trunk, with smooth, flowing lines, displayed against a white background.

Hugo Robus, Despair, 1927. Bronze, overall: 13 7/8 × 9 3/4 × 13 3/4 in. (35.2 × 24.8 × 34.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase 40.23a-b

Hugo Robus was organized by the American Federation of Arts, New York.

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