Migarateur II

Margurite Guitou Knoop, artist

1910–1985

Migarateur II, 1956–1957

Where object was made: France

Material/technique: stone

Dimensions:
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 36.8 x 58.4 cm
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 14 1/2 x 23 in

Credit line: Gift of Mr. James I. Merrill

Accession number: 1960.0031

Not on display

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Marguerite Guitou Knoop was a trailblazer of abstract sculpture in the male-dominated art world after World War II. Initially she sculpted portrait busts in Paris, but began experimenting with abstract sculpture in 1944. She concentrated on jewelry-making for several years after her leg was crushed by a large chunk of travertine in her studio, but she returned to sculpting as she regained mobility. Migarateur II demonstrates how Knoop combined classical and Cubist elements to explore connections between human and non-human forms.