ID: 700000310 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700000310	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Odalisque (sculpture (visual works); Anthony Caro (English, born 1924); 1984; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, New York state, U...; 1984.328a-d)

Note: Represents the artist's shift, since the late 1970s, toward more concentrated, solid forms that emphasize volume and weight. It is composed of several massive forms of rusted steel, some of which are pieces of maritime buoys and chains that have been cut apart and joined to other abstract elements. There is an elegant dialogue between vertical and horizontal movements, curved and straight lines, and convex and concave forms. Unlike much of his earlier work, which has a single, frontal orientation, this piece can be viewed from both front and back. The front is dominated by rectilinear and inverted forms and sharp straight edges, and the back by large rounded shapes and arcs. The ample forms and voluptuous curves of the sculpture correspond to the image of a sensuous harem concubine suggested by the title.

Titles:

Odalisque (preferred,C,U,D,English-P,L,N,French-P,U,N)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

sculpture (visual works) [300047090] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:

sculptures (preferred)

Creation Date: 1984

Creator Display:

Anthony Caro (English, born 1924) [preferred,VP]

artist Caro, Anthony (English sculptor, 1924-2013) [500115345]

Locations:

Current: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, New York state, United States) [500125157] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 1984.328a-d

Credit Line: Gift of Stephen and Nan Swid, 1984

Display Materials: steel

	steel (alloy) [300133751]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, <iron and iron alloy>, iron alloy)

Dimensions: 195.6 x 254 x 165.1 cm, 3400kg (77 x 100 x 65 in., 7495.6lb.)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Abstract (modern European style) [300108127] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <modern European styles and movements>, <modern European fine arts styles and movements>)

General Subject:

human figures (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	woman (female human) [300025943]
	.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by gender or sex>) (AAT)

Provenance: [André Emmerich Gallery, New York, 1984; sold to Stephen and Nan Swid as gift to MMA]

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures

Sources and Contributors:
Odalisque	........ [VP]
	........ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) accessed 30 April 2012

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) accessed 12 February 2018