Madam Lachaise, Formidable
Gaston Lachaise (1882 – 1935) was an American sculptor of French birth, active in the early 20th century. A native of Paris from 1898 to 1904 he studied sculpture at the École des Beaux-Arts under Gabriel-Jules Thomas. He began his artistic career as a designer of Art Nouveau decorative objects for the French jeweler René Lalique.
He is most noted for his female nudes such as this monumental Standing Woman. His muse and inspiration was his wife, Isabel Dutaud Nagle, who he used as a model for the course of his career. flic.kr/p/afv19t, flic.kr/p/d8YsYE
Madam Lachaise, Formidable
Gaston Lachaise (1882 – 1935) was an American sculptor of French birth, active in the early 20th century. A native of Paris from 1898 to 1904 he studied sculpture at the École des Beaux-Arts under Gabriel-Jules Thomas. He began his artistic career as a designer of Art Nouveau decorative objects for the French jeweler René Lalique.
He is most noted for his female nudes such as this monumental Standing Woman. His muse and inspiration was his wife, Isabel Dutaud Nagle, who he used as a model for the course of his career. flic.kr/p/afv19t, flic.kr/p/d8YsYE