93,733 profiles ranked live

Gaston Lachaise

✓ Source-basedstable

American sculptor (1882-1935)

United StatesArtistsLived 1882 to 1935 · aged 53
Compare
Fame44.1
MomentumNot measured
Languages13
In century#80,970

Gaston Lachaise 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 was taught the fundamentals of European sculpture while living in France.

Also inDeutsch

Photos 4

Artists from United States 6

About this person

Gaston Lachaise 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 was taught the fundamentals of European sculpture while living in France. While still a student, he met and fell in love with an older American woman, Isabel Dutaud Nagle, then followed her after she returned to America. There, he became profoundly impressed by the great vitality and promise of his adopted country. Those life-altering experiences clarified his artistic vision and inspired him to define the female nude in a new and powerful manner. His drawings, typically made as ends in themselves, also exemplify his remarkably new treatment of the female body.

Country
United States
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1882 to 1935 · aged 53
Written about in
13 languages

Fame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.