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"The Wave" Vase
Frank DobsonWW-1954-010955
Gift of Udo M. Reinach, 1959
Catalogue
- Year
- 1954
- Medium
- Glass
- Dimensions
- H. 10 3/4 × Diam. 9 3/4 in. (27.3 × 22.9 cm) Weight: 7.9 lbs (3.6 kg)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Frank Dobson
Artist

Frank Dobson
Sculpture
Frank Dobson was a British sculptor who worked primarily in stone and bronze during the early to mid-twentieth century. A defining figure in British modernist sculpture, he developed a distinctive approach to form that balanced abstraction with figural reference, often drawing on classical proportions and natural materials. His work was central to the development of direct carving practices in Britain and represented a significant alternative to the more decorative traditions that preceded him.
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- Frank Dobson
- Year
- 1954
- Medium
- Glass
- Dimensions
- H. 10 3/4 × Diam. 9 3/4 in. (27.3 × 22.9 cm) Weight: 7.9 lbs (3.6 kg)
- Watts ID
- WW-1954-010955
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified





