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Charles Sheeler, [African Wood Sculpture]
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Charles Sheeler

[African Wood Sculpture]

1918

Current Collection

J. Paul Getty Museum

Los Angeles, United States

Medium
Toned gelatin silver print
Dimensions
23.6 × 11.3 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-440433

Still life of a carved wooden sculpture depicting a nude, human-like form with short legs bent at the knees; the arms are not visible but seem to support a sideways barrel at the chest. Beads adorn the neck, and the face has a serene expression with half-moon eyes and pursed lips.

Provenance

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Registry history

  • 1918 — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — photographs

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