Standing Torso of a Woman

Paul Wayland Bartlett

ca. 1894–95; cast ca. 1909 · Bronze · The American Wing

Bartlett began experimenting with lost-wax casting and patination in his Paris studio during the 1890s. For each cast, he altered the application of color, diverging from the conventional surface appearance of bronze in various ways. "Standing Torso of a Woman" is striking in the deliberately aged quality of its finish as well as in the raised seam lines remaining from the molding and casting process.

Artist

Paul Wayland Bartlett

Date

ca. 1894–95; cast ca. 1909

Medium

Bronze

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1909