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The sculpture portrays a male figure in a crouching position. One arm is folded over a bent knee while the other hand rests on the ground. The figure shows detailed muscular features and hair texture. It is made of bronze, giving it a dark, slightly reflective surface. The bronze's texture and patina highlight the human form, accentuating curves and muscles for a lifelike and dynamic appearance. It is mounted on a square bronze base that offers stability and a minimalist aesthetic contrast to the detailed figure.
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The sculpture portrays a male figure in a crouching position. One arm is folded over a bent knee while the other hand rests on the ground. The figure shows detailed muscular features and hair texture. It is made of bronze, giving it a dark, slightly reflective surface. The bronze's texture and patina highlight the human form, accentuating curves and muscles for a lifelike and dynamic appearance. It is mounted on a square bronze base that offers stability and a minimalist aesthetic contrast to the detailed figure.

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

Adam

Paul Wayland Bartlett

Date
1896
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
overall: 22.86 × 20.32 × 16.51 cm (9 × 8 × 6 1/2 in.) gross weight: 6.35 kg (14 lb.)
Classification
Sculpture · Small Bronze
Accession number
2015.19.3769
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mrs. Armistead Peter III [Caroline Ogden-Jones Peter], 1958)
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • Old Testament
  • religious
  • cast
  • Adam
  • full figure crouching
  • figure
Provenance

The artist's widow, Suzanne Bartlett [1861-1954], Washington;[1] by inheritance to her daughter by her first husband, Mrs. Armistead Peter III [1894-1965, née Caroline Ogden-Jones], Washington; gift 1958 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art. [1] Born Suzanne Frisby Earle, Mrs. Bartlett was married three times, in 1890 to Mahlon Ogden-Jones (1849-1900), in 1903 to Samuel Franklin Emmons (1841-1911), and lastly, in 1913 to the sculptor, whose studio she continued to operate after his death in 1925.

Inscription

on back of the base: Paul Wayland Bartlett 96

NGA object ID 177586. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.