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
