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 3.0in
1984.364.5
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
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