Old Couple

Gabriella Polony Mountain's work includes four major themes. The first three themes are clearly recognizable as the Cosmos, Nature, and Figural works with the fourth theme encompassing history, philosophy, and culture. In her life as an artist, Polony Mountain worked with many different medium including mosaics, weavings, sculpture, stained glass, and repousse. Sculpture is a three dimensional branch of the visual arts. In traditional forms of sculpture, the materials used were easily accessible and consisted of stone, metal, wood, ceramics. The process for creating sculpture is as varied as the materials used and include carving, modelling, molded, cast, welded. These days the sculptural form is one with fewer boundaries in terms of material and process. True to her style, Polony Mountain, uses bold shapes and curvilinear lines to create the image of a couple embracing. The details of the work can be seen in her depiction of the facial features, the distinct forms of the body, and in the careful attention to the toes.
Old Couple
Old Couple
Old Couple
Old Couple
Inventory
Collection Number
17693
Building
Current Location
B2 - Room 318
Floor
Lower Level/Vault
Description
Details
The white marble sculpture, "Old Couple," depicts a couple embraced.
Artist Dates
1918 - 2020
Artist Nationality
Hungarian
Accession Date
Framed
No
Width
4 inches
Height
23 1/2 inches
Length
12 1/2 inches
Object Type
Permissions
Reproduce the Work in Library publications/publicity, including film or videotape
Yes
Reproduce
Library has Photography Rights
Yes
Photograph
Permit the general public to photograph the work
Yes
Slides/Video