SculptureAmerican19th-20th century

Centaur and Dryad

1913

Artists

Paul ManshipArtist

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Cast

Medium

Bronze

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of American Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

72.4 x 29.2 x 53.3 cm (28 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 21 in.)

Provenance

Paul Manship, New York, New York, sold; to Meta and Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, Massachusetts (through Martin Birnbaum, [Scott & Fowles, New York, New York]), 1917, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1928.

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