Head of Marcel Duchamp
Date1943, cast 1960s
Artist
Reuben Nakian
(American sculptor, 1897–1986)
MediumBronze
Dimensions21 3/4 × 9 × 11 in. (55.2 × 22.9 × 27.9 cm)
base: 7 3/4 × 6 1/8 × 5 3/4 in. (19.7 × 15.6 × 14.6 cm)
base: 7 3/4 × 6 1/8 × 5 3/4 in. (19.7 × 15.6 × 14.6 cm)
Credit LineF. V. du Pont Acquisition Fund, 1986
Object number1986-95
On View
On viewCollections
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
Label TextNakian's expressionist style, derived from sculptors Auguste Rodin and Medardo Rosso, effectively captures the restless intellect of his subject, the provocative artist Marcel Duchamp.Augustus Saint-Gaudens
cast c. 1923; from head of The Standing Lincoln in Lincoln Park, Chicago, 1884-1888