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four bronze sculptures with dark brown patina
Promenade II
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Promenade II

Artist William Kentridge (South African, b. 1955)
Date2002
Place of originSouth Africa
MediumFour bronze sculptures with dark patina
DimensionsSculpture A (Compass man): 14 × 10 1/8 × 6 5/8 in. (35.6 × 25.7 × 16.8 cm)
Sculpture B (Skirt figure): 12 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 6 1/4 in. (31.8 × 16.5 × 15.9 cm)
Sculpture C (Stick arms): 15 1/4 × 14 × 6 3/4 in. (38.7 × 35.6 × 17.1 cm)
Sculpture D (Plump man): 13 3/4 × 6 × 7 1/4 in. (34.9 × 15.2 × 18.4 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMuseum purchase by exchange, gift of Louise H. Courtelis with additional funds provided by The Caroline Julier and James G. Richardson Acquisition Endowment
Object number2003.13.1
Collections
Visual Descriptionfour bronze sculptures with dark brown patina
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