About the Object
This polychrome terracotta sculpture is a variation of the form seen in the related works in which Storrs combined three shapes—a circle, square, and half circle—to suggest a human figure. In this version, Storrs carved triangular shapes that encircle the “head” of the figure and continue down both sides of its “torso.” The back of the sculpture is painted black.
Additional Information
The Collection includes four sculptures (VF2015.05.21, VF2015.05.22, 2017.01.01, and 2018.02.01) and three sketches (VF2015.05.13-15) based on this form, spanning 15 years of Storrs’ career.
The Artist;
The Edith Gregor Halpert Collection, New York, NY;
[Sotheby Parke-Bernet, New York, NY, May 16, 1973, lot 76];
John W. Kluge;
[Christie’s, American Art Online, May 17-24, 2017];
[Owings Gallery, Santa Fe, NM];
New York, NY. The Downtown Gallery. John Storrs, March 23-April 17, 1965, cat. no. 37.
London, England. Leicester Galleries. Six Decades of American Art, July 14-August 18, 1965, cat. no. 83.
The Edith Gregor Halpert Collection. Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., New York, NY, March 14, 1973, lot 76, ill. np.
Property from the Collection of John W. Kluge, Sold to Benefit Columbia University. Christie’s American Art Online, May 14-24, 2017, lot 106.