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The Embrace

Gaston Lachaise, 1908

MEDIUMWatercolor on paper
DIMENSIONS7 7/8 × 9 3/4 in. (20 × 24.8 cm)
LOCATIONThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Gaston Lachaise

Gaston Lachaise redefined the female nude in early 20th-century America, creating robust, voluptuous forms inspired by his beloved wife, Isabel.

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