MonkeyLate 19th to early 20th century21 1/2 × 12 1/2 × 14 3/4"Paint on wood with metal, glass, and tapeGift of Dorothea and Leo Rabkin1988.20.30
152662639Artist unidentifiedSculptureCanadaUnited StatesThree Dimensional WorksSCULPTUREThis rather threatening monkey is one of several carvings of figures and animals made by an unidentified artist around the turn of the twentieth century. There is some indication they may hail from Nova Scotia, Canada. What is striking about the group, which also includes a wrestler, a horse, and several standing figures, is the use of tin to fashion ears and tongues and dark glass for eyes. The monkey presents a ferocious aspect, its sharp teeth and dark gaze emerging from a smear of white paint across its face. The sense of animus is intensified by the taut body, with puppetlike, articulated arms and legs.18701930 1988 20 3 SCULPTUREThis rather threatening monkey is one of several carvings of figures and animals made by an unidentified artist around the turn of the twentieth century. There is some indication they may hail from Nova Scotia, Canada. What is striking about the group, which also includes a wrestler, a horse, and several standing figures, is the use of tin to fashion ears and tongues and dark glass for eyes. The monkey presents a ferocious aspect, its sharp teeth and dark gaze emerging from a smear of white paint across its face. The sense of animus is intensified by the taut body, with puppetlike, articulated arms and legs.