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Small Torso of Iris

This work is related to the Muse for the Monument to Whistler for which the artist Gwen John is known to have been a model.

Credit: Gift of Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation, 1984

Modeled probably c. 1906-9, cast c. 1970

Bronze, black marble base

2.0 x 3.0 in

1984.364.5

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