Head Of Diana

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Object Details

Artist
Alexandre Falguière, French, b. Toulouse, 1831–1900
Date
(1882-1890/cast c. 1891-1926)
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
17 1/8 X 13 X 12 IN. (43.5 X 33.0 X 30.5 CM.) ON MARBLE BASE: 6 1/2 X 6 7/8 X 7 IN. (16.5 X 16.8 X 17.8 CM.)
Collection Object Type
Sculpture
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972
Accession Number
72.112

Shepherd Gallery, New York, to 24 February 1967
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 24 February 1967-6 March 1972
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Inaugural Exhibition," 4 October 1974-15 September 1975, ill. 45.
FINE ARTS PROGRAM, FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, Washington, DC. "Beaux-Arts to Moderne," 22 June-13 August 1993, cat. no. 26. p. 17.

LERNER, ABRAM, et al. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1974), p. 692, fig. 45, p. 42.

Signature
Incised On Figure's Proper Left Shoulder: A. Falguiere
Inscriptions
Not DatedNo Inscriptions

Museum
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
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