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Gaston Lachaise (ur. 19 marca 1882 w Paryżu, zm. 18 października 1935 w Nowym Jorku) – rzeźbiarz amerykański pochodzenia francuskiego. W latach 1898–1904 studiował rzeźbę na École des beaux-arts.
Gaston Lachaise (March 19, 1882 – October 18, 1935) was a French-born sculptor, active in America in the early 20th century. A native of Paris, he is most noted for his robust female nudes such as his heroic Standing Woman.
Gaston Lachaise (March 19, 1882 – October 18, 1935) was a French-born sculptor, active in America in the early 20th century. A native of Paris, he is most noted for his robust female nudes such as his heroic Standing Woman.
Biography. Gaston Lachaise was born in Paris March 19, 1882, the son of a cabinetmaker who designed Gustave Eiffel’s apartment in the Eiffel Tower. Lachaise began studying sculpture at the age of 13 at the Ecole Bernard Palissey and was accepted four years later at the Academie Nationale des Beaux-Arts where he received formal classical ...
Gaston Lachaise (born March 19, 1882, Paris, France—died Oct. 18, 1935, New York, N.Y., U.S.) was a French-born American sculptor known for his massively proportioned female nudes. Lachaise was the son of a cabinetmaker.
Responding to Nagle’s voluptuous figure, the sculptor created a powerful archetype of womanhood; Standing Woman is almost a modern fertility goddess. Swelling and undulating with elegant strength, she perches delicately on her tiptoes, seeming nearly to levitate despite her evident weight.
Gaston Lachaise was a French-born American artist who created modern fertility idols with his sculptures and drawings of the female form. Learn about his life, works, and collections on Artnet, a platform for buying and selling art.
