Marble Catalog

Marble Venus Torso
James Larson, Sculptor

Marble Venus Torso

Marble Sculpture
  Dimensions: 28" H, 11" W, 8" D

This Venus is carved in a white marble from Alabama (I think).  I found the block in a Minnesota granite quarry.  Go figure.  I carved by hand using a hammer, chisels, rasps, and sandpaper.  It took about three months.  I like the way the veins work.  They shift directions, and play correctly with the contaposto pose of the body.  Althought she is headless, she sports a pair of lips.

There are Venuses in Cement and Bronze also.

Marble Venus
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Last Update: June 29, 2004