The Lovers
Raymond Duchamp-Villon (Pierre-Maurice-Raymond Duchamp), French, 1876 - 1918
Geography:
Made in France, Europe
Date:
1913Medium:
PlasterDimensions:
27 x 39 5/8 x 5 1/4 inches (68.6 x 100.6 x 13.3 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Painting
1978-15-8Credit Line:
Gift of the family of the artist, 1978
Made in France, Europe
Date:
1913Medium:
PlasterDimensions:
27 x 39 5/8 x 5 1/4 inches (68.6 x 100.6 x 13.3 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Painting
* Skylit Atrium, Perelman Building, first floor
Accession Number:1978-15-8Credit Line:
Gift of the family of the artist, 1978
Label:
The Lovers is a dramatic exploration of Cubist principles in the arena of sculpture. Taking an erotic subject that is both timeless and universal, Duchamp-Villon transforms the pair of lovers into an abstract composition that subordinates detail to sweeping rhythms and harmony. This plaster relief is the artist's fifth and final version of this image, which was subsequently cast in bronze.
The Lovers is a dramatic exploration of Cubist principles in the arena of sculpture. Taking an erotic subject that is both timeless and universal, Duchamp-Villon transforms the pair of lovers into an abstract composition that subordinates detail to sweeping rhythms and harmony. This plaster relief is the artist's fifth and final version of this image, which was subsequently cast in bronze.
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