Female Figure (Standing Nude, Left Hand Raised)
Type:Sculpture
Year:cast in 1927
Size:11.75" x 5.50" x 2.50"
Medium:Bronze
Signed:Signed and Dated
Edition:ed. 4/11
Gaston Lachaise ART FOR SALE
1882 Paris, France - 1935 New York City. Known for: Sculpture-caricature nude, sketches.
Born in Paris, Gaston Lachaise became a sculptor, whose signature work was larger-than-life abstract, erotic female figures who were nude and reclining or standing, had pendulous breasts and large... Read full biography
Born in Paris, Gaston Lachaise became a sculptor, whose signature work was larger-than-life abstract, erotic female figures who were nude and reclining or standing, had pendulous breasts and large stomachs. Some of them were acrobatic and others were floating figures in fountains. He also did an... Read full biography
Born in Paris, Gaston Lachaise became a sculptor, whose signature work was larger-than-life abstract, erotic female figures who were nude and reclining or standing, had pendulous breasts and large stomachs. Some of them were acrobatic and others were floating figures in fountains. He also did an occasional male nude as well as portrait busts. Gaston Lachaise was the son of a master cabinet-maker and wood carver with whom he trained. At age 13, he enrolled in the Bernard Palissy School to study... Read full biography
Born in Paris, Gaston Lachaise became a sculptor, whose signature work was larger-than-life abstract, erotic female figures who were nude and reclining or standing, had pendulous breasts and large stomachs. Some of them were acrobatic and others were floating figures in fountains. He also did an occasional male nude as well as portrait busts. Gaston Lachaise was the son of a master cabinet-maker and wood carver with whom he trained. At age 13, he enrolled in the Bernard Palissy School to study sculpture and at age 16 in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He also worked for Rene Lalique of the famous glass making family. In 1906, he arrived in Boston where he worked for Henry Hudson Kitson. He became enamored with Isabel Dutaud Nagle, and she, 10... Read full biography
Born in Paris, Gaston Lachaise became a sculptor, whose signature work was larger-than-life abstract, erotic female figures who were nude and reclining or standing, had pendulous breasts and large stomachs. Some of them were acrobatic and others were floating figures in fountains. He also did an occasional male nude as well as portrait busts. Gaston Lachaise was the son of a master cabinet-maker and wood carver with whom he trained. At age 13, he enrolled in the Bernard Palissy School to study sculpture and at age 16 in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He also worked for Rene Lalique of the famous glass making family. In 1906, he arrived in Boston where he worked for Henry Hudson Kitson. He became enamored with Isabel Dutaud Nagle, and she, 10 years older than he, became the passion of his art and life. He then established a studio in New York where he repeatedly sculpted the fig... Read full biography
Gaston Lachaise - Art for Sale (4 available)
Gaston Lachaise - "Head of a Woman"
Type:Sculpture
Medium:Bronze
Signed:Inscribed
Notes:
Gaston Lachaise (French/ American, 1882-1935). "Head of a Woman," Patinated-Bronze. In selectively applied medium green-brown and dark brown patina, signed "G LACHAISE" and foundry mark "R.B.W." for the Roman Bronze Works. Available at auction moisanauctions.com March 14 lot 559
Breasts, circa 1930-33
Type:Sculpture
Year:1930-33
Size:7.75" x 5.00"
Medium:Stone
Signed:Verso
Notes:
Gaston Lachaise (American/French, 1882-1935) Breasts, circa 1930-33 Marble 7-3/4 (19.7 cm) high on a 5 inches (12.7 cm) high black marble base Signed on the reverse: G. Lachaise Property from the Collection of Frederick H. Schrader, Napa Valley
Torso (Ogunquit Torso)
Type:Sculpture
Year:1925, cast ca. 1928
Size:10.50" x 6.00" x 1.50"
Medium:Bronze
Signed:Monogram
Notes:
Inscribed: © Lachaise 1928 A torso sculpture in polished bronze. Only the midsection is visible, with no arms or legs.