Currently not on view
Floating Figure,
ca. 1924, cast ca. 1969
Gaston Lachaise, American, 1882–1935
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Born in Paris, Gaston Lachaise worked for Art Nouveau glassmaker René Lalique before moving to America, where he became associated with the leading avant-garde artists of the day. The first bronze cast of Floating Figures was exhibited in 1935 at the Museum of Modern Art, where it remains on view.
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Title
Floating Figure
Dates
ca. 1924, cast ca. 1969
Maker
Medium
Cast bronze
Dimensions
h. 131.5 cm., l. 218.5 cm. (51 3/4 x 86 in.)
Credit Line
The John B. Putnam Jr. Memorial Collection, Princeton University
Object Number
y1969-72
Inscription
4/7
Marks/Labels/Seals
Stamped on left calf: Lachaise Estate; stamped on left foot: Modern. Art. F.dry. N.Y.
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Type
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Sanford C. Reynolds, Jr., John N. Brooks, Jr., Edmund L. Keeley, James M. Markham, and John A. McPhee, the editorial board, "The Putnam sculpture: 20th Century masterpieces give dramatic perspectives to Princeton's familiar vistas", Princeton alumni weekly 70 (Jan. 27, 1970): p. 1214
, 14 - Patrick Joseph Kelleher, Living with Modern Sculpture: the John B. Putnam, Jr., Memorial Collection, (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Art Museum, 1982)., p. 112-115 (illus.)
- Jane McCarthy and Laurily K. Epstein, A guide to the sculpture parks and gardens of America, (New York, NY: Michael Kesend Pub., 1996).
- Karin Dienst, ed., Sculpture of Princeton University: including works from the John B. Putnam Jr. Memorial Collection, (Princeton, NJ: Published by the Office of Communications, in association with the Princeton University Art Museum, 2004)., p. 8-9 (illus.)
