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Girl with Braids


Gerhard Marcks, Girl with Braids, 1950, bronze, Museum Purchase: Helen Thurston Ayer Fund, © artist or other rights holder, 52.138

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Title

Girl with Braids

Artist

Gerhard Marcks (German, 1889-1981)

Date

1950

Medium

bronze

Dimensions (H x W x D)

44 in x 15 in x 8 1/2 in

Inscriptions & Markings

invenory number: 1, carved, viewer's left; on top of integral base, near figure's left foot instep; at right of maker's mark

maker's mark: mark, stamp, viewer's left ; on top of integral base, near figure's left foot instep Description: vertical line with top end bent toward the left at a 45 degree angle, bisected at its center by a right angle line with its ends pointing downward at diagonals

signature/maker's mark: Left side of base

Collection Area

Modern and Contemporary Art

Category

Sculpture

Object Type

sculpture

Culture

German

Credit Line

Museum Purchase: Helen Thurston Ayer Fund

Accession Number

52.138

Copyright

© artist or other rights holder

Terms

bronze

bronzes

figures

nudes

sculpture

youth

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2015 Paradise: Fallen Fruit Portland Art Museum

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