Artist
Raymond Duchamp-Villon (French, 1876–1918)French, 1876–1918
CultureFrench
Titles
- The Large Horse
Date1914, cast 1966
MediumBronze
Dimensions59 × 60 1/4 × 37 3/4 in. (149.9 × 153 × 95.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Board of Trustees
Object number70.29
Current Location
The Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden
Sculpture Garden
On view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition History“Le Cheval Majeur,” Galerie Louis Carré, Paris, June 23–December 24, 1966.
“Touch Me,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 21–March 5, 1967.
"A Century of Modern Sculpture 1882-1982," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 14, 1983–January 31, 1984.
"Direction and Diversity: Twentieth Century Art in the Museum Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 21–September 3, 1988.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Incised on one side, near base R. Duchamp-Villon / 1914 5/9
Incised also on one side near base Louis Carre, Editeur, along with the foundry mark Susse Fondeur. Paris
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