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DAVIDSON, Jo
New York, New York, 1883 - Saché, Indre-et-Loire, France, 1951
Yvonne
996-3-1
1909 - 1910
Low relief engraved on a lithographic stone
H: 1, 80 m.; W: 0, 83 m.; D: 0, 06 m.
Tours, Musée des Beaux-Arts
Inscription
The studio's signature stamp: Jo Davidson
Sculpture
From 1900 to 1940
Historical
Acquired by the Fonds Régional d'Acquisition pour les Musées Région Centre (FRAM) in 1996.
Formerly in the artist's studio.
Comment
Yvonne, the wife of Jo Davidson, was a fashion desginer. She founded a Parisian couture house that catered to a rich Franco-American clientele. In memory of his wife, who died in 1934, Jo Davidson sculpted this bas-relief which represents her carrying one of her models. (Source: Dossier of Musée des Beaux-Arts, Tours)
Bibliography
JO Davidson, Between Sittings, an informal autobiography of Jo Davidson, the Dial Press, New York, 1951.
Gazette des Beaux-Arts, Mars 1997, 139e année, n°135, p.35.
