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The Sexton

Medardo Rosso, 1883/cast by 1950

Medardo Rosso

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden · Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966 · CC0 · Public domain

Artist
Medardo Rosso
Date
1883/cast by 1950
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
17 5/8 x 11 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (44.8 x 29.7 x 17 cm) on base: 17 1/2 x 10 3/4 x 4 in. (44.5 x 27.3 x 10 cm)
Era
Modern

Why it matters

The Sexton, dated 1883/cast by 1950, is catalogued by Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden as a work in Bronze. The museum attributes the work to Medardo Rosso. The recorded dimensions are 17 5/8 x 11 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (44.8 x 29.7 x 17 cm) on base: 17 1/2 x 10 3/4 x 4 in. (44.5 x 27.3 x 10 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.