Spirit of the Sea (study for)

William Zorach, Spirit of the Sea (study for), ca. 1960, plaster/cast on plaster base, 27 3⁄4 x 11 7⁄8 x 11 3⁄4 in. (70.5 x 30.2 x 29.9 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1968.154.144

Artwork Details

Title
Spirit of the Sea (study for)
Artist
Date
ca. 1960
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
27 3⁄4 x 11 7⁄8 x 11 3⁄4 in. (70.5 x 30.2 x 29.9 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar
Mediums
Mediums Description
plaster/cast on plaster base
Classifications
Subjects
  • Allegory — element — water
  • Figure female — nude
  • Allegory — place
  • Study
Object Number
1968.154.144
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1968.154.144

Works by this artist (2 items)

John W. Perates, Icon of Saint Mark, ca. 1940, carved and painted wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.259
Icon of Saint Mark
Artist
Dateca. 1940
carved and painted wood
On view
John W. Perates, Virgin and Child, ca. 1940, carved, painted and stained wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1996.26.2
Virgin and Child
Artist
Dateca. 1940
carved, painted and stained wood
On view

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