| Lady Macbeth | |
|---|---|
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| Artist | Elisabet Ney |
| Year | 1905 |
| Medium | Marble |
| Subject | Lady Macbeth |
| Dimensions | 187.2 cm × 65.4 cm × 75.0 cm (73.75 in × 25.75 in × 29.5 in)[1] |
| Location | Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., United States |
| Accession | 1998.79 |
Lady Macbeth is a statue of the Shakespearean character Lady Macbeth by German American sculptor Elisabet Ney. The sculpture is a life-size full-length female figure rendered in marble. Completed in 1905, Lady Macbeth is one of Ney's last works and was regarded by the artist as her masterpiece.[2]: 219 It is housed in Washington, D.C., in the Luce Foundation Center for American Art at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, which acquired the piece in 1998.[1]
- ^ a b "Lady Macbeth". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
- ^ Cutrer, Emily Fourmy (2016). The Art of the Woman: The Life and Work of Elisabet Ney. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 9781623494247.