Frances Loring

Grief

1918, cast 1965
Category: 
Later Canadian Art
In this symbolist sculpture, Loring uses the human figure to convey an idea or emotion. The woman mourns, possibly grieving the losses of the First World War. Stylistically, the artist was influenced by modernist sculptor Auguste Rodin. This is apparent in the unfinished treatment of the base from which the figure appears to emerge as though she were a part of the earth.
Artist
Title
Grief
Date
1918, cast 1965
Medium
Sculpture
Materials
bronze
Dimensions
51 x 50 x 26.5 cm; 35.7 lbs
Nationality
Canadian
Credit line
Purchased 2001
Accession number
40642