SculptureItalian20th century

Proud Angel

20th century

Artists

Giò PomodoroArtist

Description

Cast bronze sculpture of two intersecting textured planes resting on a metal pole anchored in a metal plate recessed into a dark-grained wood base.

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Cast

Medium

Bronze with wooden base

Culture

Italian

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Modern & Contemporary Art

Dimensions

16 x 58.42 x 29.21 cm (6 5/16 x 23 x 11 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Mary Gershinowitz, bequest; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2003.

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