The Dockhand (Le Débardeur du port d’Anvers)
Constantin MeunierWW-1885-006208
Purchase, Friends of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Gifts, 2024
Catalogue
- Year
- 1885
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- confirmed: 19 × 9 1/4 × 8 in., 17.1 lb. (48.3 × 23.5 × 20.3 cm, 7.8 kg)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Constantin Meunier
Artist
Constantin Meunier
Painting
Constantin Meunier was a Belgian painter and sculptor. He made an important contribution to the development of modern art by elevating the image of the industrial worker, docker and miner to an icon of modernity. His work is a reflection of the industrial, social and political developments of his day and represents a compassionate and committed view of man and the world.
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- Constantin Meunier
- Year
- 1885
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- confirmed: 19 × 9 1/4 × 8 in., 17.1 lb. (48.3 × 23.5 × 20.3 cm, 7.8 kg)
- Watts ID
- WW-1885-006208
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified