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Source Description
This statue is said to have been executed as a result of a fund given to the artist by Henry Walters for study in cutting directly in marble.Schuler, a native of Lorraine (in present-day France), was raised in Baltimore and attended the School of Art and Design at the Maryland Institute. He received the Rinehart Prize, enabling him to study in Paris. After receiving awards at the Paris Salon, Schuler returned to Baltimore, where he pursued a highly successful career as the city's leading sculptor.
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Document identity
localId
17498
label
Nereid Reclining on a Wave
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
17498
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Nereid Reclining on a Wave
description
This statue is said to have been executed as a result of a fund given to the artist by Henry Walters for study in cutting directly in marble.Schuler, a native of Lorraine (in present-day France), was raised in Baltimore and attended the School of Art and Design at the Maryland Institute. He received the Rinehart Prize, enabling him to study in Paris. After receiving awards at the Paris Salon, Schuler returned to Baltimore, where he pursued a highly successful career as the city's leading sculptor.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1909
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
sculpture (visual works)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
44.5
height
99.1
depth
50.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 17 1/2 × L: 39 × W: 19 3/4 in. (44.5 × 99.1 × 50.2 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] HANS SCHULER / 1909
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marble
creator_ids
3226
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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