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Charles-Guillaume Etienne

Honoré Daumier

National Gallery of Art

The sculpture depicts a bust of a person with a distinct and expressive face. The figure's head is tilted upward, with closed eyes and a partially open mouth. The sculpted person is wearing a textured garment with a scarf or cloth wrapped around the neck. The sculpture is made of a material resembling bronze, with a dark brown color and light tones for details and depth. The surface is rough and uneven, giving it a hand-worked appearance that captures light and shadow, enhancing its three-dimensional quality as a representation of a human figure in sculptural form.

Artwork Details

Date
model c. 1832/1835, cast 1929/1950
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
6605 × 8256 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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