Erda (1932)

Elizabeth 'Betty' Muntz

bronze

Classification:

Sculpture

Materials:

Bronze

Physical Object Description:

A seated mother, legs outstretched, with a sleeping baby in her lap. She wears an ankle-length dress open at the front to reveal her breasts.

Technique:

Cast

Dimensions:

84 x 52 x 102 cm

Accession Number:

1933.14

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1933

Scheme:

Gift

Ownership history:

Purchased from the artist by Robert Calverley Trevelyan (1872-1951) (for £150) and the Contemporary Art Society (for £50), 1932; presented to Manchester Art Gallery, 1933

Relationship:

Robert Calverley Trevelyan Manchester Art Gallery

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