The Ashmolean Oxford By sculptor on March 12, 2011 in Sculpture This the oldest of Museums has had a revamp. Highly recommended. Here is a small taste of it.
Thanks for the trip to the museum!
Could you identify the artists responsible for the pieces in the last two pictures?
Winifred Turner (1903-1983)
Reclining Woman and Child 1930
Terracotta
then left to right
Lucile Passavant (born 1910)
Seated Female Nude
Terracotta
Aristide Maillol (1861 – 1944)
Nude Woman Kneeling c. 1900
Bronze
Aristide Maillol (1861 – 1944)
Nude Woman seated c. 1902
Caste Terracotta
Thanks!
Coincidentally — Both Turner and Passavant were listed on my sculpture site — but without pictures, since I could never find any.
BTW – here’s a story about my afternoon job
Here’s what I’ve learned about Mlle Passavant