John Bradley Storrs

American, 1885-1956

Abstract Figure

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© Estate of John Bradley Storrs

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© Estate of John Bradley Storrs

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© Estate of John Bradley Storrs

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© Estate of John Bradley Storrs

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© Estate of John Bradley Storrs

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© Estate of John Bradley Storrs

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Abstract Figure, ca. 1932

Artwork Details

Currently on View

Materials

bronze

Measurements

overall: 33 3/8 x 9 3/4 x 13 inches (84.77 x 24.76 x 33.02 cm)

Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum

Credit

Edmund Hayes Fund, 1977

Accession ID

1977:9

During the 1920s John Storrs moved from a realistic style, which defines his earliest works, to a more progressive approach that was influenced by Cubism. The curvaceous forms and anthropomorphic subject of Abstract Figure also suggest the impact of Surrealism. The upper body of the figure can be read several ways, such as a head with a wide-open mouth and a long wagging tongue or a man-turned-elephant, whose trunk sways to the side.

Label from Picasso: The Artist and His Models, November 5, 2016–February 19, 2017