- Nymph (Central Figure for "The Three Graces")
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Nymph (Central Figure for "The Three Graces") 
Artist Aristide Maillol Type Bronze Dimensions (60 7/8 in × 24 1/2 in × 18 3/4 in) Location Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C., United States Owner Smithsonian Institution Nymph (Central Figure for "The Three Graces") is a bronze sculpture, by Aristide Maillol.[1] It was modeled in 1930, and cast in 1953, it is at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.[2]
In the tradition of the Three Graces in Ancient Roman sculpture,[3] and The Three Graces (sculpture), by Antonio Canova, it shows serenity, in contrast to his contemporary, August Rodin.[4]
References
- ^ "Nymph (Central Figure for "The Three Graces"), (sculpture)". SIRIS
- ^ http://www.hirshhorn.org/visit/collection_object.asp?key=32&subkey=9776
- ^ http://www.theoi.com/Gallery/S21.1.html
- ^ A Garden for Art, Valerie J. Fletcher, LOC # 97-61991, p.45
External links
Categories:- Public art stubs
- Sculptures in the United States
- 1930 works
- Art in Washington, D.C.
- Collection of the Smithsonian Institution
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