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'''Reclining Figure''' ([[ | [[Image:Botero reclining figure.jpg|right|thumb|375px|Reclining Nude (1984), Fernando Botero]] | ||
'''''Reclining Nude''''' or '''''Reclining Figure''''' ([[1984]]) is a sculpture depicting a female nude created by Columbian artist [[Fernando Botero]] (1932–2023) which is in the [[Collections of the Birmingham Museum of Art|permanent collection]] of the [[Birmingham Museum of Art]] and displayed in the [[Charles W. Ireland Sculpture Garden]] on axis with the bowed glass stairway. The monumental bronze figure measures 48 x 109 x 61 inches. | |||
The work was purchased by the Museum in [[1985]] with funds provided by Mr & Mrs [[Charles W. Ireland]] in memory of his sister Countess [[Colleen Ireland DeTigny]], by the [[Acquisition Fund, Inc.]], the 1985 Museum Dinner and Ball and other sources. | |||
==Reference== | |||
* Birmingham Museum of Art. (1993) ''Masterpieces East & West from the collection of the Birmingham Museum of Art''. Birmingham, Alabama: Birmingham Museum of Art. pp. 266-67 ISBN 0931394384 | |||
==External link== | ==External link== | ||
* [http://www.artsbma.org Birmingham Museum of Art] Home Page. | * [http://www.artsbma.org Birmingham Museum of Art] Home Page. | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Sculptures at the Birmingham Museum of Art]] | ||
[[Category:1984 works]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:51, 15 September 2023
Reclining Nude or Reclining Figure (1984) is a sculpture depicting a female nude created by Columbian artist Fernando Botero (1932–2023) which is in the permanent collection of the Birmingham Museum of Art and displayed in the Charles W. Ireland Sculpture Garden on axis with the bowed glass stairway. The monumental bronze figure measures 48 x 109 x 61 inches.
The work was purchased by the Museum in 1985 with funds provided by Mr & Mrs Charles W. Ireland in memory of his sister Countess Colleen Ireland DeTigny, by the Acquisition Fund, Inc., the 1985 Museum Dinner and Ball and other sources.
Reference
- Birmingham Museum of Art. (1993) Masterpieces East & West from the collection of the Birmingham Museum of Art. Birmingham, Alabama: Birmingham Museum of Art. pp. 266-67 ISBN 0931394384
External link
- Birmingham Museum of Art Home Page.