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Two Dancing Children

1923

sculptor

Gaston Lachaise

(American, 1882–1935)

America, 20th century

Wood with traces of gilt and polychrome

Overall: 37.5 x 38.2 cm (14 3/4 x 15 1/16 in.); without base: 37.5 cm (14 3/4 in.)

Gift of Mrs. Ralph King 1943.49

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not on view

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Inscription

Signed on right end of base: G. LACHAISE 1923

Provenance

Mrs. Ralph King

Citations

Solender, Katherine. The American Way in Sculpture, 1890-1930. Cleveland, OH: Published by the Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1986. cat. #38, p. 40, repr.

Exhibition history

Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, 37th Annual American Exhibition of 1924, October 30-December 14, 1924, cat. no. 271, as "The Musicians".

Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, Half Century of American Art, November 16, 1939-January 7, 1940, cat. no. 206, pl. LXVI.

Knoedler & Co. Inc, NY, Sculpture by Gaston Lachaise, January 20-February 15, 1947, cat. #13.

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Work of Gaston Lachaise, December 3, 1963-January 19, 1964; then to the Whitney Museum of Art, February 18-April 5, 1964.

Cleveland, Western Reserve Historical Society, Art Deco, June 6-August 1, 1971.

Youngstown, OH, The Butler Institute of American Art, Art Deco, December 2, 1973-January 27, 1974.

Portland, ME, Portland Art Museum, May 16-September 16, 1984: Gaston Lachaise: Sculpture and Drawings.

Exhibition of the Month: Of Wood and Stone. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 15-June 2, 1949).

Maurice Prendergast: 1859-1924. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (June 21-July 30, 1961).

Gaston Lachaise. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA (organizer) (December 3, 1963-January 19, 1964); Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY (February 18-April 5, 1964).

Art Deco. Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 6-August 1, 1971).

Art Deco. The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH (organizer) (December 2, 1973-January 27, 1974).

Circa 1930. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 12-October 31, 1983).

The American Way in Sculpture 1890-1930. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 12-October 19, 1986).

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