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Dogcirca 1600

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Bronze sculpture of a curly-coated dog in a lowered, stalking pose, mounted on a rectangular terracotta-red base, with dark patina and warm amber highlights on textured fur
Bronze sculpture of a spaniel-type dog in a nose-down walking pose, with finely detailed curly coat rendered in swirling relief, dark patina with warm golden highlights, mounted on a rectangular terracotta-colored base.

Unknown, Dog, circa 1600, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Franklin D. Murphy, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Dog
Place Made
Germany, Swabia
Date Made
circa 1600
Medium
Bronze mounted on modern black marble base
Dimensions
4 1/2 x 6 13/16 in. (11.43 x 17.15 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Franklin D. Murphy
Accession Number
M.78.38
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • Schaefer, Scott, and Peter Fusco. European Painting and Sculpture in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: an Illustrated Summary Catalogue. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.

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