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Carl Paul Jennewein
Greek Dance1925

On view: David Geffen GalleriesClassical Revivals in Europe and America
Dark bronze sculpture of a stylized nude female figure with arms outstretched holding pleated drapery, standing on a stepped rectangular plinth, high-gloss near-black patina

Carl Paul Jennewein, Greek Dance, 1925, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the 1994 Collectors Committee

Artist or Maker
Carl Paul Jennewein
Germany, active United States, 1890-1978
Title
Greek Dance
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1925
Medium
Bronze with black patina
Dimensions
18 x 14 1/4 x 4 5/8 in. (45.72 x 36.2 x 11.75 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the 1994 Collectors Committee
Accession Number
AC1994.50.1
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
American Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Fort, Ilene Susan; M. Lenihan; M. Park; S. Rather and Roberta K. Tarbell. The Figure in American Scuplture: A Question of Modernity. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1995.
Copyright
© Carl Paul Jennewein Estate