Seated Child

Duane Hanson (in 1974)

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Photo-Realism or Hyper-Realism emerged around 1965. Painters began to make pictures with a photographic level of realism. Hanson also adopted this style. His sculptures are casts of people. They are extremely lifelike and have real clothing. Hanson’s work is an ironic reflection of reality.

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Title	Seated Child
Material and technique	Glassfibre reinforced polyester, oil, artificial hair, textile, sneakers, wood, candy bar wrapper
Object type	Sculpture > Three-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Height 84 cm Width 50 cm Depth 63 cm
Artists	Artist: Duane Hanson
Accession number	BEK 1529 (MK)
Credits	Purchased 1975
Department	Modern Art
Acquisition date	1975
Creation date	in 1974
Internal exhibitions	De collectie als tijdmachine (2017)
External exhibitions	Le Songe d'Ulysse (2022) Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen @ Rijksmuseum (2023) The American Dream (2017) De kunst van het lachen - Humor in de Gouden Eeuw (2017)
Research	Show research Digitising Contemporary Art
Material	Textile > Worked fibres > Fibre > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique Resin > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique Artificial hair > Hair > Animal material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique Polyester > Artificial synthetic > Synthetic > Material > Material and technique Wood > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique Oil > Paint > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique Glassfibre reinforced plastic (GRP) > Artificial synthetic > Synthetic > Material > Material and technique
Object	Sculpture > Three-dimensional object > Art object
Geographical origin	The United States of America > North America > America