Le Sphinx
Le Sphinx
Le Sphinx
Le Sphinx
Le Sphinx
Le Sphinx

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Le Sphinx,

1911

Emile Antoine Bourdelle, French, 1861–1929
y1953-9

Information

Title
Le Sphinx
Dates

1911

Maker
Emile Antoine Bourdelle
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
29 x 26 x 31.2 cm (11 7/16 x 10 1/4 x 12 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. Lionberger Davis, Class of 1900
Object Number
y1953-9
Place Made

Europe, France

Inscription
Base verso left side: monogram / ANT BOURDELLE Base verso: Alexis Rudier / Fondeur Paris
Culture
French
Type
sculpture, bronzes
Materials
bronze
Subject
women, faces

(Mme. Bourdelle, Paris); 1928 purchase by J. Lionberger Davis; 1953 gift to Princeton University Art Museum.

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