SUBC12The Huntress
Art Deco sculptural group
Period bronze/metal, onyx and marble
A female archer takes aim as two antelope spring away across a geometric landscape.
The figure draws on Diana the Huntress, the Roman goddess of the hunt, wilderness and the moon — the Roman counterpart of the Greek goddess Artemis.
She became a recurring figure in Art Deco sculpture: independent, athletic and powerful, a classical subject perfectly suited to the new fascination with movement, speed and the female form.