Artist: Gaston Lachaise (1882 - 1935)
Nationality: French-American
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Media: Sculpture
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Biography:
Born in France, Gaston Lachaise moved to the United States in 1906 and later became one of the country’s leading modern sculptors. He moved from Boston to New York in 1912, where he became the assistant to Paul Manship. He married his inspiration, American Isabel Dutaud Nagle in 1917. Lachaise was proficient in stone, metal and wood but his most famous works were in bronze. His portrait busts are noted for their psychological character and he also created small decorative animal sculptures. However, he is most famous for his female nudes, which have been compared to those of Renoir.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (60)
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Gaston Lachaise Mrs. Lachaise bronze 19th - 20th century
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Gaston Lachaise Female Nude graphite circa 1920 - 1940
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Gaston Lachaise Female Nude, seen from the rear graphite circa 1920 - 1940
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Gaston Lachaise - Sea Gull 1927 alabaster Cleveland Museum of Art American
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Gaston Lachaise - Standing Woman 1932 bronze The Museum of Modern Art French
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Standing Woman (Elevation), 1927 Gaston Lachaise (American, born France, 1882-1935)Bronze; H. 73-7/8, W. 32, D.
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Gaston Lachaise - Head of John Marin 1928 bronze Minneapolis Institute of Arts American
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MONUMENT AUX MORTS DU PERE LACHAISE (PARTIE CENTRALE) (4e quart 19e siècle) by BARTHOLOME Albert
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Portrait du Dr Lachaise en costume turc (1797-vers 1870) (1825) by GOSSE Nicolas Louis François
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Tombeau de La Fontaine au Père Lachaise (1812) by PERNOT François Alexandre
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Etude pour le tombeau de Marie d'Agoult (2e moitié 19e siècle) by CHAPU Henri Michel Antoine
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ETUDE DE VEAU (4e quart 19e siècle) by GUIGNARD Gaston
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L'Adieu à Wotan (1895) by BUSSIERE Gaston
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HOCHE EN 1789 ; EPISODE DE LA VIE DE HOCHE (1889) by MELINGUE Gaston
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La Meute (1905) by BUSSIERE Gaston
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Portrait de Gaston Redon, en buste, de profil (1877 en) by REDON Odilon
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Cassandre sur les remparts de Troie (1909) by BUSSIERE Gaston
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Portrait caricatural d'un homme (4e quart 19e siècle ; 1er quart 20e siècle) by REDON Gaston
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LE MARIAGE DE RIQUET A LA HOUPPE ; OU SCENE DE MENAGE by LATOUCHE Gaston de
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Marine (4e quart 19e siècle) by GUIGNARD Gaston
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Clair de lune ; Le calme (autre titre) (1895) by GUIGNARD Gaston
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Gaston Stiegler explorateur (titre inscrit) (1er quart 20e siècle) by PETIT Pierre (d'après, photographe) ; GOOSSENS J E (imprimeur)
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La plage de Larmoor (1er quart 20e siècle) by ROULLET Gaston
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L'aube (1er quart 20e siècle) by LA TOUCHE Gaston
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TROUPEAU AU CLAIR DE LUNE (4e quart 19e siècle) by GUIGNARD Gaston
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Reproduction d'après Gaston Coindre.1883 : le Quai de Battant, démoli en 1865 à Besançon (1883) by anonyme ; COINDRE Gaston (d'après)
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Paysage (19e siècle) by COROT Jean-Baptiste Camille
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Le bassin de Latone (1er quart 20e siècle) by LA TOUCHE Gaston
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Le Pont-Neuf (1er quart 20e siècle) by LA TOUCHE Gaston
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Le Pavillon français (1er quart 20e siècle) by LA TOUCHE Gaston
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BRACQUEMOND ET SON DISCIPLE (1908) by LATOUCHE Gaston de
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La danse de Salomé (1er quart 20e siècle) by BUSSIERE Gaston
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Portrait d'un personnage inconnu désigné sous le nom de Gaston d'Orléans (17e siècle) by PETITOT Jean le Vieux
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Portrait de Rey (1884) by CELARIE Gaston
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La Gloire (ou Orphée) (1890) by BUSSIERE Gaston
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Etude : Six têtes d'hommes (4e quart 19e siècle ; 1er quart 20e siècle) by BUSSIERE Gaston (auteur)
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Portrait de Gaston Jollivet (3e quart 19e siècle) by REGNAULT Henri
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GRAND JET D'EAU (1976) by LA TOUCHE Gaston de
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Paysage maritime (Bretagne) (4e quart 19e siècle) by GUIGNARD Gaston
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GASTON JEAN-BAPTISTE DE FRANCE, DUC D'ORLEANS (1608-1660) (milieu 17e siècle) by anonyme ; DYCK Anton Van (d'après)
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Jeanne d'Arc (1889) by BUSSIERE Gaston
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La Mort des Preux (4e quart 19e siècle ; 1er quart 20e siècle) by BUSSIERE Gaston
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La meute, étude (4e quart 19e siècle ; 1er quart 20e siècle) by BUSSIERE Gaston
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Jalousie ; dit aussi, Le singe (4e quart 19e siècle) by LATOUCHE Gaston de
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1257 Salon de 1906. - Au Pays d'Arles, par Gaston Guédy by ND PHOT (photographe) ; GUEDY Gaston (peintre, d'après)
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ECLAIREURS EN FUITE SUR LA NEIGE (4e quart 19e siècle) by GUIGNARD Gaston
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Edmund Blampied Gaston Lithograph 1931
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LE CHATEAU DE MONTBELIARD (2e moitié 19e siècle) by COINDRE Gaston
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Au verger (1869 vers) by GUIGNARD Gaston
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Portrait d'Alexandre-Auguste Ledru-Rollin (1807-1874) (1848) by anonyme
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Jeune fille aux iris (4e quart 19e siècle ; 1er quart 20e siècle) by BUSSIERE Gaston (peintre)
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Portrait présumé de Gaston de France, duc d'Orléans (17e siècle) by PETITOT Jean le Vieux
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Abeille, Frontispice : Le Couronnement d'Abeille (1928) by BUSSIERE Gaston (auteur)
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Gaston De Latenay Marine etching 19th century
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Le Parc, Gaston de Latenay (France, 1859 - c. 1940) , c. 1897, Color lithograph
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Gaston de Raousset Boulbon (19e siècle) by BERTAUTS (imprimeur)
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Gaston d'Orléans (1608-1660), duc d'Orléans (17e siècle) by PETITOT Jean
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Statue équestre d'un officier en costume XVIIè siècle: Gaston de Foix ? (19e siècle ; 1er quart 20e siècle) by DUBOIS Paul
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TROUPEAU DE MOUTONS (4e quart 19e siècle) by GUIGNARD Gaston
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La France en bicyclette, chapitre 19 : La mer - Hyères - Toulon (1894) by BUSSIERE Gaston

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (5)
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Joan Miro Foundation: Woman. Metamorphosis of Modernity
The list of artists comprises Tarsila do Amaral, Gertrude Arndt, Jean Arp/Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Georges Braque, Louise Bourgeois, Marianne Breslauer, Claude Cahun, Imogen Cunningham, Marcel Duchamp, Valie Export, Emmanuel Goundouin, Lotte Jacobi, Yv...
Milwaukee Art Museum: Nothing But Nudes: Selections from the Permanent Collection
he exhibition Nothing But Nudes: Selections from the Permanent Collection reveals not only the many roles of the nude in art but also the depth of the museum's holdings. Including works from all media painting and sculpture, w...
Gerald Peters Gallery: Cast and Carved: American Sculpture 1850-1950
Over 60 artists will be featured in the exhibition including Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Frederic Remington, Paul Manship and Isamu Noguchi. Works on view range in size from tabletop to monumental, and are composed of a variety of materials, includin...
Fogg Art Museum, Harvard: Passionate and Obstinate: The Lois Orswell Collection
Passionate and Obstinate (the phrase is Orswell’s self-description) will feature works from the Lois Orswell Collection as a cohesive group for the first time. Orswell was a distinctive collector whose methods were unlike those of her contemporari...
National Gallery of Art: Stanley William Hayter : From Surrealism to Abstraction
"Hayter has been celebrated as one of the most influential printmakers of the 20th century," said Earl A. Powell III, director, National Gallery of Art. "This exhibition recognizes that important contribution but focuses more on Hayter's achievem...

Further Artwork and Information:

Gaston Lachaise Online
The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Works of Art: Modern Art
Gaston Lachaise, Catalogue Essay
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Gaston Lachaise -- Encyclopædia Britannica
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Gaston Lachaise Art Images
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GASTON LACHAISE: SCULPTURE & DRAWINGS Exhibition

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