Half figure of a seated nude woman
ca. 1910
Classification
figures
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Accession Number
1961-121-5
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Half Figure of a Seatedude Woman** by Pietro Montana (b. 1890), created around 1910, offers a glimpse into the early career of this artist whose work graces the Smithsonian American Art Museum As a young sculptor in his early twenties, Montana crafted this intimate half-figure depiction of a seated nude woman, a motif rooted in classical traditions that celebrate the human form. Housed in the Smithsonian Collection and classified among "figures," it exemplifies the era's fascination with anatomical precision and idealized beauty, bridging academic sculpture with the dawn of modernism. Thoug...