Berceuse (from the series Landscapes)
Artist
Merlin Cohen
(American, born 1937)
Date2009
MediumColorado marble sculpture with black granite pedestal
Dimensions62 1/2 x 35 1/2 x 11 1/2 in., 550 lb. (158.8 x 90.2 x 29.2 cm, 249.5 kg)
Other (Sculpture): 44 1/2 x 35 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (113 x 90.2 x 29.2 cm)
Other (Base): 18 1/8 x 19 5/8 x 15 in. (46 x 49.8 x 38.1 cm)
Other (Sculpture): 44 1/2 x 35 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (113 x 90.2 x 29.2 cm)
Other (Base): 18 1/8 x 19 5/8 x 15 in. (46 x 49.8 x 38.1 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Arnold and Doris Roland in memory of John B. Crews, 2012
Object number2012.3
DescriptionWhite Colorado marble in abstract, infinite form on a black granite pedestal.eMuseum Notes
Merlin Cohen arrived at sculpture as a second career, having previously been a dentist until 1992. His sole medium is stone—most significantly marble and alabaster. Berceuse represents the figures of a mother and child and is carved with the aid of a computer-generated composition.
On View
On view
John Pfahl
1975 printed 1977
