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Joy of Life

Emil Fuchs

American Art

On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM Bronze with stone base
DIMENSIONS 12 3/8 x 10 3/4 x 5 3/8 in. (31.4 x 27.3 x 13.7 cm)  (show scale)
MARKINGS Foundry mark stamped on edge of bronze base, behind foot: "GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS / OXFM"
SIGNATURE Incised on bronze base behind foot: "EMIL FUCHS / ©"
COLLECTIONS American Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 32.2092.8
CREDIT LINE Gift of the Estate of Emil Fuchs
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Figurine of nude young woman posed on proper right toe with left leg lifted behind her and arms outstretched, head turned to left; stands on cast rectangular base attached to black stone base.
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION Emil Fuchs (American, born Austria, 1866–1929). Joy of Life. Bronze with stone base, 12 3/8 x 10 3/4 x 5 3/8 in. (31.4 x 27.3 x 13.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Estate of Emil Fuchs, 32.2092.8. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 32.2092.8_bw.jpg)
IMAGE overall, 32.2092.8_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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