One and Another

Copied Hugo Robus, One and Another, 1934, bronze on wood base, overall: 28 3⁄4 x 43 7⁄8 x 23 3⁄8 in. (73.0 x 111.5 x 59.4 cm.) base: 1 3⁄4 x 43 7⁄8 x 23 3⁄8 in. (4.5 x 111.5 x 59.4 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1986.6.72

Artwork Details

Title
One and Another
Artist
Date
1934
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
overall: 28 3⁄4 x 43 7⁄8 x 23 3⁄8 in. (73.0 x 111.5 x 59.4 cm.) base: 1 3⁄4 x 43 7⁄8 x 23 3⁄8 in. (4.5 x 111.5 x 59.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze on wood base
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group — family — mother and child
  • Figure group — female and child — nude
Object Number
1986.6.72

Artwork Description

Hugo Robus’s sculpture captures the age-old theme of mother and child. The stylized design and polished surface of One and Another reflect his early training as a jeweler before he turned to painting and subsequently to sculpture. Each figure is complete yet interlocked with the other; their silhouettes trace the double oval of the infinity symbol, recalling the interdependence of mother and child.


Modern American Realism: The Sara Roby Foundation Collection, 2014