id:			124876
accession number:	1946.355
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1946.355
updated:		2025-02-09 01:12:08.546000

Sappho, 1887–1925. Emile Antoine Bourdelle (French, 1861–1929). Bronze; overall: 28.3 x 22.3 x 11.2 cm (11 1/8 x 8 3/4 x 4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Ralph King, gift of Mrs. Ralph King; Ralph T. Woods, Charles G. King; and Frances King Schafer 1946.355

title:				Sappho
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creation date:			1887–1925
creation date earliest:		1887
creation date latest:		1925
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creditline:			In memory of Ralph King, gift of Mrs. Ralph King; Ralph T. Woods, Charles G. King; and Frances King Schafer
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culture:	France, 19th century
technique:	bronze
department:	Modern European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	Mod Euro - Sculpture 1800-1960
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

* Emile Antoine Bourdelle (French, 1861–1929)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 28.3 x 22.3 x 11.2 cm (11 1/8 x 8 3/4 x 4 7/16 in.)
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	inscription:	Inscribed on back: "Alexis Rudier, Fondeur, Paris"; on right side: "E. A. Bourdelle"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Baron Gros, Painter of Battles: The First Romantic Painter
	opening date:   1956-03-08T05:00:00
	<i>Baron Gros, Painter of Battles: The First Romantic Painter</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 8-April 15, 1956).

	title:		The Lost Wax Process
	opening date:   1965-12-14T05:00:00
	<i>The Lost Wax Process</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 14, 1965-March 27, 1966).

	title:		The Persistence of Classicism in Sculpture
	opening date:   1988-11-16T05:00:00
	<i>The Persistence of Classicism in Sculpture</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 16, 1988-January 15, 1989).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Milliken, William. "Sculpture." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>34, no. 2 (February 1947): 25-26.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 25
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25141340

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