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At the Threshold

Edith Woodman Burroughs

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The sculpture "At the Threshold" by Edith Woodman Burroughs depicts a standing female nude. The figure has short hair and stands on a rectangular base with one leg crossed over the other. Her right arm hangs down by her side, while her left hand is raised to her left shoulder. A piece of drapery is visible behind her right leg. The sculpture is shown against a plain white background.

Artwork details

Date:
1912; carved 1919–20
Medium:
Limestone, tinted
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
436 × 625 px
Museum record:
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