_June 19 – Modern Sculpture in Europe
Objects denoted with an asterisk (*) are part of the Art Institute's collection and link directly to the Art Institute's My Collections page. My Collections is a free online feature that allows you to create, save, and share your own collection of select artworks at the Art Institute. To learn more about starting your own My Collections account please visit the About My Collections page.
The Figure
*Joseph-Antoine Bernard, Girl with a Pail, 1910. Bronze.
*Auguste Rodin, Carytide, 1891. Bronze.
Erechtheion, Caryatid Porch (Porch of the Maidens), Acropolis, 421-406 BCE.
Henri Matisse, La Serpentine, 1909. Bronze.
Matisse, Blue Nude (Memory of Biskra), 1907.
Wilhelm Lehmbruck, Seated Youth, 1917. Plaster.
*Pablo Picasso, Old Guitarist, 1903-04.
*Jacques Lipchitz, Seated Figure, 1917. Limestone.
*Juan Gris, Abstraction (Guitar and Glass), July 1913.
*Oskar Schlemmer, Abstract Figure, 1921/23. Bronze and nickel.
Schlemmer, Figure Design K1, 1921. Lithograph.
*Henry Spencer Moore, Maquette for UNESCO Reclining Figure, 1957. Bronze.
Chacmool, Aztec Templo Mayor, Mexico City.
Rodin, St. John the Baptist Preaching, 1878. Bronze.
Pignatelli posing for St. John the Baptist Preaching. Photograph.
*Rodin, The Walking Man, c. 1900. Bronze.
*Matisse, The Serf, 1900-04. Bronze.
Constantin Brâncusi, Sleep, 1908. Marble.
*Brâncusi, Sleeping Muse, 1910. Bronze.
Lehmbruck, Kneeling Woman, 1911. Cast stone.
*Lehmbruck, Bust of Kneeling Girl, 1911. Bronze.
*Raymond Duchamp-Villon, Torso of a Young Man 1910. Terracotta.
Umberto Boccioni, Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, 1913. Bronze.
Victory of Samothrace, c. 200BCE. Marble.
*Alberto Giacometti, Spoon Woman, 1926-27 (cast 1954). Bronze.
*Giacometti, Walking Man II, 1960. Bronze.
The Portrait
*Duchamp-Villon, Baudelaire, 1911 (base 1914). Terracotta.
*Carjat et Cie, Charles Baudelaire, c.1863.
*Pablo Picasso, Head of a Woman (Fernande), autumn 1909. Bronze.
*Julio González, Woman with Hair in a Bun, c. 1930. Iron on stone base.
González, Head, 1935.
Abstraction
*Brâncusi, Two Penguins, 1911-14. Marble.
*Brâncusi, Leda, 1920, Marble on concrete base.
*Brâncusi, Golden Bird, 1919-20. Bronze, wood, and stone.
*Duchamp-Villon, Horse, 1914. Bronze.
*Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, Stags, 1914. Veined alabaster.
Naum Gabo, Constructed Head of a Woman No. 3, 1916 (1917 version). Celluloid and metal on wood.
Alexander Rodchenko, Circle in Circle No. 9, 1920-21. Plywood.
*Gabo, Linear Construction in Space No. 2, 1949. Plastic nylon.
*Georges Vantongerloo, Interrelation of Volumes from the Ellipsoid, 1926. Plaster.
*Barbara Hepworth, Two Figures (Menhirs), c.1954-55. Polished wood and white painted teak.
The Object as Subject
Picasso, Guitar, 1912-13. Paperboard, paper, string, and painted wire installed with cut cardboard box.
Picasso, Glass of Absinthe, 1914. Painted bronze with absinthe spoon.
Duchamp, Bicycle Wheel, 1913 ( 1951 replica).
*Picasso, Figure, 1935. Wood, metal, plastic, nails, screws, paint, twine, paper, and concrete.
Meret Oppenheim, Luncheon in Fur (Object), 1936. fur-covered cup, saucer, and spoon.
*Salvador Dalì, Venus de Milo with Drawers, 1936. plaster with metal knobs and fur tuft drawers.
*Claude Cahun, Object, 1936. Wood and human hair.
Relief Sculpture
Rodin, Gates of Hell, 1880-1917. Bronze.
Matisse, Backs I-IV, 1909, 1913, 1916, 1931. Bronze.
Vladimir Tatlin, Counter-Relief,1913-15. Iron, copper, wood, and rope.
*Jean (Hans) Arp, Manicure Relief ,1930. Painted wood.
Arp, Collage Arranged According to the Laws of Chance, 1917. Torn and pasted paper.
The Sculptural Monument
Rodin, The Burghers of Calais, 1884-86. Bronze.
*Rodin, A Burgher of Calais (Jean d’Aire), 1889. Bronze.
*Rodin, Balzac, modeled 1893. Bronze.
Rodin, Balzac, 1897-98 (cast 1954).
Brancusi, Endless Column, 1937-38. Cast iron with copper coating.
Picasso, Untitled, 1967. Cor-ten steel.
Objects denoted with an asterisk (*) are part of the Art Institute's collection and link directly to the Art Institute's My Collections page. My Collections is a free online feature that allows you to create, save, and share your own collection of select artworks at the Art Institute. To learn more about starting your own My Collections account please visit the About My Collections page.
The Figure
*Joseph-Antoine Bernard, Girl with a Pail, 1910. Bronze.
*Auguste Rodin, Carytide, 1891. Bronze.
Erechtheion, Caryatid Porch (Porch of the Maidens), Acropolis, 421-406 BCE.
Henri Matisse, La Serpentine, 1909. Bronze.
Matisse, Blue Nude (Memory of Biskra), 1907.
Wilhelm Lehmbruck, Seated Youth, 1917. Plaster.
*Pablo Picasso, Old Guitarist, 1903-04.
*Jacques Lipchitz, Seated Figure, 1917. Limestone.
*Juan Gris, Abstraction (Guitar and Glass), July 1913.
*Oskar Schlemmer, Abstract Figure, 1921/23. Bronze and nickel.
Schlemmer, Figure Design K1, 1921. Lithograph.
*Henry Spencer Moore, Maquette for UNESCO Reclining Figure, 1957. Bronze.
Chacmool, Aztec Templo Mayor, Mexico City.
Rodin, St. John the Baptist Preaching, 1878. Bronze.
Pignatelli posing for St. John the Baptist Preaching. Photograph.
*Rodin, The Walking Man, c. 1900. Bronze.
*Matisse, The Serf, 1900-04. Bronze.
Constantin Brâncusi, Sleep, 1908. Marble.
*Brâncusi, Sleeping Muse, 1910. Bronze.
Lehmbruck, Kneeling Woman, 1911. Cast stone.
*Lehmbruck, Bust of Kneeling Girl, 1911. Bronze.
*Raymond Duchamp-Villon, Torso of a Young Man 1910. Terracotta.
Umberto Boccioni, Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, 1913. Bronze.
Victory of Samothrace, c. 200BCE. Marble.
*Alberto Giacometti, Spoon Woman, 1926-27 (cast 1954). Bronze.
*Giacometti, Walking Man II, 1960. Bronze.
The Portrait
*Duchamp-Villon, Baudelaire, 1911 (base 1914). Terracotta.
*Carjat et Cie, Charles Baudelaire, c.1863.
*Pablo Picasso, Head of a Woman (Fernande), autumn 1909. Bronze.
*Julio González, Woman with Hair in a Bun, c. 1930. Iron on stone base.
González, Head, 1935.
Abstraction
*Brâncusi, Two Penguins, 1911-14. Marble.
*Brâncusi, Leda, 1920, Marble on concrete base.
*Brâncusi, Golden Bird, 1919-20. Bronze, wood, and stone.
*Duchamp-Villon, Horse, 1914. Bronze.
*Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, Stags, 1914. Veined alabaster.
Naum Gabo, Constructed Head of a Woman No. 3, 1916 (1917 version). Celluloid and metal on wood.
Alexander Rodchenko, Circle in Circle No. 9, 1920-21. Plywood.
*Gabo, Linear Construction in Space No. 2, 1949. Plastic nylon.
*Georges Vantongerloo, Interrelation of Volumes from the Ellipsoid, 1926. Plaster.
*Barbara Hepworth, Two Figures (Menhirs), c.1954-55. Polished wood and white painted teak.
The Object as Subject
Picasso, Guitar, 1912-13. Paperboard, paper, string, and painted wire installed with cut cardboard box.
Picasso, Glass of Absinthe, 1914. Painted bronze with absinthe spoon.
Duchamp, Bicycle Wheel, 1913 ( 1951 replica).
*Picasso, Figure, 1935. Wood, metal, plastic, nails, screws, paint, twine, paper, and concrete.
Meret Oppenheim, Luncheon in Fur (Object), 1936. fur-covered cup, saucer, and spoon.
*Salvador Dalì, Venus de Milo with Drawers, 1936. plaster with metal knobs and fur tuft drawers.
*Claude Cahun, Object, 1936. Wood and human hair.
Relief Sculpture
Rodin, Gates of Hell, 1880-1917. Bronze.
Matisse, Backs I-IV, 1909, 1913, 1916, 1931. Bronze.
Vladimir Tatlin, Counter-Relief,1913-15. Iron, copper, wood, and rope.
*Jean (Hans) Arp, Manicure Relief ,1930. Painted wood.
Arp, Collage Arranged According to the Laws of Chance, 1917. Torn and pasted paper.
The Sculptural Monument
Rodin, The Burghers of Calais, 1884-86. Bronze.
*Rodin, A Burgher of Calais (Jean d’Aire), 1889. Bronze.
*Rodin, Balzac, modeled 1893. Bronze.
Rodin, Balzac, 1897-98 (cast 1954).
Brancusi, Endless Column, 1937-38. Cast iron with copper coating.
Picasso, Untitled, 1967. Cor-ten steel.