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Figure of a Youthcirca 1425-1440 ?

Not on view
Small wood sculpture of a standing youth in a long, deeply folded robe, turned slightly left, holding a cylindrical object at the hip, on an octagonal base
Carved wood sculpture of a standing figure in three-quarter view, wearing long draped robes with detailed folds, curly hair with a small crown or wreath, holding an object at the waist.
Carved wooden figure of a standing robed male, seen from behind, wearing a cap and floor-length cloak with deeply carved drapery folds; natural wood tone with traces of aged pigment.
Carved wooden sculpture of a standing youth in long flowing robes, head inclined slightly downward with curly hair, hands raised toward the chest, natural unpainted wood with traces of polychromy.

Unknown, Figure of a Youth, circa 1425-1440 ?, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Figure of a Youth
Place Made
Rhineland, Middle Rhine (?)
Date Made
circa 1425-1440 ?
Medium
Linden wood with traces of polychromy
Dimensions
13 x 4 5/8 x 3 5/8 in. (33.02 x 11.74 x 9.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn
Accession Number
AC1992.152.91
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • Thomas, Nancy, and Constantina Oldknow, eds. By Judgment of the Eye: The Varya and Hans Cohn Collection. Los Angeles: Hans Cohn, 1991.