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Émile-Antoine Bourdelle
Head of the Figure of Eloquence1916-1918

Not on view
Bronze portrait head sculpture with deep blue-green patina, facing forward, with short textured hair and slightly parted lips, displayed on a gray pedestal

Émile-Antoine Bourdelle, Head of the Figure of Eloquence, 1916-1918, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of B. Gerald Cantor Art Foundation, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Émile-Antoine Bourdelle
Title
Head of the Figure of Eloquence
Place Made
France
Date Made
1916-1918
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
19 x 14 1/4 x 18 3/16 in. (48.26 x 36.2 x 46.2 cm); Weight 100 lbs
Credit Line
Gift of B. Gerald Cantor Art Foundation
Accession Number
M.83.65
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • Levkoff, Mary L. Rodin in His Time: The Cantor Gifts to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1994.
  • 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.
Copyright
© Antoine Bourdelle – City of Paris