Object Details
Artist
Raoul Hague
Date
ca. 1975
Medium
Walnut
Dimensions
70 × 56 × 32 inches (177.8 × 142.2 × 81.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of The Raoul Hague Foundation
Object
Number
2010.002
Born of Armenian descent in Constantinople, Raoul Hague came to the United States in the 1920s and s(…)
Born of Armenian descent in Constantinople, Raoul Hague came to the United States in the 1920s and studied at the Art Students League in New York. In 1956, his sculpture was included in the Museum of Modern Art’s famous Twelve Americans exhibition with the work of other abstract expressionist painters and sculptors. Hague’s method was to cut directly into the wood, without preliminary drawings or maquettes, using a chain saw supplemented by a variety of hand tools to work the surface. Often referencing the human figure?either in size, proportion, or gesture?Hague attempted to accentuate the strength and spirituality he saw in the tree trunks. (“Highlights from the Collection: 45 Years at the Johnson,” curated by Stephanie Wiles and presented at the Johnson Museum January 27–July 22, 2018)
