The Nymph
Artist
Chester A. Beach
(b. May 23, 1881, San Francisco, California - d. August 6, 1956, Brewster, New York)
Date1909
MediumBronze
Dimensions75 × 20 × 20 in. (190.5 × 50.8 × 50.8 cm)
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
Credit LineDixon Gallery and Gardens; Bequest of Mr. and Mrs. Hugo N. Dixon
Terms
Object number1975.11
DescriptionThe sculpture depicts a nude young girl standing on a sea turtle with her proper right arm raised and her right hand by her right cheek. She is holding a strand of seaweed in her left hand which extends down between her feet.Status
Not on view