The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 21, 2025

Seated Figure

1941
sculptor

Sol A. Bauer

(American, born Russian Empire [now Belarus], 1898–1982)
America, Ohio, Cleveland
applewood
Overall: 33 x 33 x 27 cm (13 x 13 x 10 5/8 in.)
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1942.202
Location: Not on view
  • purchased from the artist.
  • Sol A. Bauer Entry Card to 1942 May Show. Cleveland Museum of Art May Show Records, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
    Artist biographical file for Anthony Vaiksnoras. Cleveland Museum of Art May Show Records, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
    Hoffman, Jay, Dee Driscole, and Mary Clare Zahler. A Study in Regional Taste: The May Show, 1919-1975. [Cleveland]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1977. Mentioned: P. 78, no. 32
    Robinson, William H., et. al. Transformations in Cleveland Art, 1796-1946: Community and Diversity in Early Modern America. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1996. Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 100
    Sol A. Bauer personal papers. Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
  • Transformations in Cleveland Art, 1796-1946. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 19-July 21, 1996).
    A Study in Regional Taste: May Show 1919 - 1975. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 13-August 21, 1977).
    John Marin Memorial Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 17, 1955-January 1, 1956); San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA (March 1-October 13, 1956); The Phillips Collection (March 1-October 13, 1956); Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN (March 1-October 13, 1956); Fowler Museum at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (March 1-October 13, 1956); Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA (March 1-October 13, 1956).
    Introduction to Sculpture. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 5-March 2, 1952).
    Exhibition of the Month: Of Wood and Stone. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 15-June 2, 1949).
    Retrospective Twenty-fifth Anniversary May Show. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 13-February 14, 1943).
    The May Show: 24th Annual Exhibition of Works by Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 29-June 7, 1942).
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