Head of Heracles
Émile Antoine Bourdelle, French, 1861 - 1929
about 1909
Bronze
Overall: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Julia L. Whittier Fund and a gift from Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Harrington, Class of 1924
S.964.117.1
Geography
Place Made: France, Europe
Period
20th century
Object Name
Sculpture
Research Area
Sculpture
Not on view
Inscriptions
Signed, back of neck: By Bourdelle
Exhibition History
Barrows Print Room, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, April 5-24, 1974.
Provenance
Charles E. Slatkin Galleries Inc., New York, New York; sold to present collection, 1964.
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