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Estuaries II

Object NameSculpture

Artist Robin Grebe (American, b. 1957)

Made FromGlass, Sheet Glass, Paint, Clay

Date1988-1989

Place MadeUnited States, probably RI, Providence

TechniqueCast, painted, assembled

SizeOverall H: 17.3 cm, W: 14.3 cm, D: 12.6 cm

Accession Number2018.4.25

Credit LineGift of Elmerina and Paul Parkman

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionSculpture, "Estuaries II". Dark and translucent white cast glass, sheet glass, black and gold paint, red clay; assembled. Two-part sculpture consisting of an elongated cast glass figure of a man and a woman whose bodies have been cast in a dark and granular glass. The heads, hands, and feet are cast in translucent white glass. The negative space around the limbs has been painted gold to create contrast with the figures. Each figure stands upon a sheet glass shelf painted black, which is secured to a rectangular red clay panel. The clay panel supporting the male figure is decorated with four columns topped with a triangular pediment with galloping horse; columns situated above a brick foundation. The clay panel supporting the female figure is decorated with a leafless tree supported by a system of roots. (a) Male figure; (b) panel with columns; (c) female figure; (d) panel with tree.
Provenance

Former Collection Anne O'Brien Gallery - 1989-03-04

Source Paul Parkman (1932 - 2024)

Source Elmerina Parkman (died 2024)