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Mother and Child

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Eugene Kormendi often worked on a small scale, carving figures from richly colored woods. He frequently used religious themes, and Mother and Child may have been the inspiration for his large sculpture of the Virgin and child at the College of New Rochelle in New York. In this piece, Kormendi used simple forms and soft textures to create the familiar and comfortable scene of a woman nursing her baby.
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Artist
Eugene Kormendi, born Budapest, Austria-Hungary 1889-died Washington, DC 1959
Date
n.d.
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Eugene Kormendi
Medium
wood
Dimensions
16 1/4 x 6 5/8 x 8 1/8 in. (41.4 x 16.8 x 20.7 cm)
Type
Sculpture

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