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Photo by (c) Norihiro Ueno

Currently not on display

Émile-Antoine Bourdelle

Montauban, 1861 - Le Vésinet, 1929

Despaired Hand

Date c. 1893-1902
Materials and Techniques bronze
Size(cm) 33.7 x 14 x 12.3
Inscriptions Signed and titled back of base: MAIN DÉSESPÉRÉE / Emile-Antoine Bourdelle; Inscribed right side of base: By BOURDELLE / VIII CIRE C. VALSUANI PERDUE
Credit Line Purchased
Category Sculptures
Collection Number S.1973-0001

Provenance

Purchased by the NMWA, 1974.

Bibliography

1975
Bulletin Annuel du Musée National d’Art Occidental, No. 8 (1973), 1975, Nouvelles acquisitions, par Chisaburoh F. Yamada, p. 4. Nouvelles acquisitions (catalogue). pp. 10-11. repr.

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