Seated Girl (with hands under legs)

William Zorach, Seated Girl (with hands under legs), 1930, cast and patinated plaster, 8 1484 12 in. (21.020.311.4 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1971.449.8

Artwork Details

Title
Seated Girl (with hands under legs)
Date
1930
Dimensions
8 1484 12 in. (21.020.311.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar
Mediums
Mediums Description
cast and patinated plaster
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure female — full length
Object Number
1971.449.8

Artwork Description

William Zorach greatly enjoyed the company of young people and children. He often observed his own children and strove to re-create their characteristic poses in his work. In Seated Girl the figure’s head rests on her knees in a distinctly childlike pose. With lightly closed eyes and a faint smile, she projects a feeling of contentment, as if she is without a care in the world.

Works by this artist (744 items)

William Zorach, Head of Abraham Walkowitz, 1943, plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1968.154.130
Head of Abraham Walkowitz
Date1943
plaster
On view
William Zorach, Floating Figure, 1922, cast plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1968.154.3
Floating Figure
Date1922
cast plaster
On view
William Zorach, The Builder (study for Chase Bank), ca. 1960, cast and patinated plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1971.449.29
The Builder (study for Chase Bank)
Dateca. 1960
cast and patinated plaster
On view
William Zorach, Undaunted (Torso), 1963, cast plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1971.449.17
Undaunted (Torso)
Date1963
cast plaster
On view

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