Focus on Standing Woman and discuss the abstract.
Standing Woman is a bronze sculpture by Gaston Lachaise.It is one of at least two statues of that name created by Lachaise, the other is often referred to as Standing Woman (Elevation) because the figure appears to be lifting up, as opposed to this work in which, "it is the reverse of buoyancy that is sought. This is a triumphant figure of earth."   The model for both statues was Lachaise's wife Isabel Dutaud Nagle, "his model, his muse and his abiding inspiration." Modeled in 1930, it was cast in 1932. It was an edition of 8, examples are at the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden, Milwaukee Art Museum, The Brooklyn Museum, The Museum of Modern Art, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden., and in the Tuileries Garden
Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden The Museum of Modern Art Tuileries Garden Milwaukee Art Museum Gaston Lachaise The Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn Museum Museum of Modern Art Standing Woman (Elevation)