GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The idealized profile and bust format of this delicately carved portrait medallion recall the influence of neoclassical art, which the Munich-born sculptor Elisabet Ney absorbed in Europe during a highly successful international career. Ney had already sculpted portraits of folklorist Jacob Grimm and King Ludwig II of Bavaria before she and her Scottish-born husband immigrated first to Georgia and then to Waller County in Texas in 1872. Ney became a leading figure in late 19th-century Texas art and civic life. Her life-size statues of Sam Houston and Stephen Austin still stand in the State Capitol in Austin.
Excerpt from
William Keyse Rudolph, DMA label copy, 2007.
NOTES
Created 1897
Rebecca Singerman worked on this note.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Ney, Elisabet (American, 1833-1907)
Cultures
Geography
Place of origin: Austin (Texas/United States): TGN: 7013346
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PROVENANCE
Until 1941: Mrs. Thomas A. Rose Collection [1]
From 1941: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Mrs. Thomas A. Rose [2]
[1] Mrs. Thomas A. Rose is the depicted individual
[2] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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WEB RESOURCES
- Handbook of Texas Online~Read a biography of Elisabet Ney from the Texas State Historical Association.
- Austintexas.gov~Learn more about the Elisabet Ney Museum in Austin, Texas.
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FUN FACTS
- The Texas Fine Arts Association was established in honor of Elizabet Ney in 1911.
- While still in Germany, Elizabet Ney sculpted King Ludwig II of Bavaria; philosopher, Arthur Schopenhauer; and naturalist, Alexander von Humboldt from life.
- Her studio, Formosa, is now the Elizabet Ney Museum in Austin.
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General Description
The idealized profile and bust format of this delicately carved portrait medallion recall the influence of neoclassical art, which the Munich-born sculptor Elisabet Ney absorbed in Europe during a highly successful international career. Ney had already sculpted portraits of folklorist Jacob Grimm and King Ludwig II of Bavaria before she and her Scottish-born husband immigrated first to Georgia and then to Waller County in Texas in 1872. Ney became a leading figure in late 19th-century Texas art and civic life. Her life-size statues of Sam Houston and Stephen Austin still stand in the State Capitol in Austin.
Excerpt from
William Keyse Rudolph, DMA label copy, 2007.
Fun Facts
- The Texas Fine Arts Association was established in honor of Elizabet Ney in 1911.
- While still in Germany, Elizabet Ney sculpted King Ludwig II of Bavaria; philosopher, Arthur Schopenhauer; and naturalist, Alexander von Humboldt from life.
- Her studio, Formosa, is now the Elizabet Ney Museum in Austin.
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- Handbook of Texas Online~Read a biography of Elisabet Ney from the Texas State Historical Association.
- Austintexas.gov~Learn more about the Elisabet Ney Museum in Austin, Texas.
Notes
Created 1897
Rebecca Singerman worked on this note.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Ney, Elisabet (American, 1833-1907)
Cultures
Geography
Place of origin: Austin (Texas/United States): TGN: 7013346
Process/materials
Plaster
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1941: Mrs. Thomas A. Rose Collection [1]
From 1941: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Mrs. Thomas A. Rose [2]
[1] Mrs. Thomas A. Rose is the depicted individual
[2] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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