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Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi
Funerary Genius1866

Not on view
Dark bronze sculpture of a crouching, skull-faced figure draped in a heavy hooded cloth, arms folded across knees, seated on a rectangular base

Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, Funerary Genius, 1866, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Chandis Securities Company, Times Mirror Foundation and Museum Acquisition Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi
Title
Funerary Genius
Place Made
France
Date Made
1866
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
31 1/2 x 18 x 28 in. (80.01 x 45.72 x 71.12 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Chandis Securities Company, Times Mirror Foundation and Museum Acquisition Fund
Accession Number
M.81.136
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.