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George Segal — Seated Woman: Floor Piece
George Segal

Seated Woman: Floor Piece

1975

Seated Woman: Floor Piece presents one of George Segal's signature plaster figures in an attitude of quiet introspection, the anonymous female form folded into herself at ground level as though caught mid-thought. Cast directly from a living model using Segal's well-known bandage and plaster process, the work carries the uncanny immediacy that defines his practice, preserving the particular weight and posture of a real body while stripping away individual identity through the chalky, uniform surface. The painted finish introduces a subtle chromatic warmth that prevents the figure from reading as purely spectral, grounding her instead in the physical world she seems to momentarily inhabit alone. Dating to 1975, this piece belongs to a productive period in which Segal was refining his engagement with ordinary human experience, finding dignity and psychological depth in unspectacular poses and domestic gestures. The floor placement is significant, removing the figure from any pedestal or conventional sculptural hierarchy and placing her in direct relationship with the viewer's own spatial reality. She does not perform for the room but simply exists within it, an approach that aligns Segal with broader currents in mid-century American realism while maintaining a poetic, even existential register that sets his work apart from straightforward figuration. At 66 centimeters in height, the sculpture occupies space with an intimacy suited to private collection environments, where its presence rewards sustained looking rather than casual encounter. Signed by the artist and offered through Templon, Seated Woman: Floor Piece represents a confident and characteristic example of Segal's mature output, appealing to collectors drawn to works that balance formal restraint with genuine emotional resonance.

Medium
Plaster, paint
Overall
Signed
Yes
Location
Templon, Paris

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George Segal, Seated Woman: Floor Piece, 1975

Seated Woman: Floor Piece presents one of George Segal's signature plaster figures in an attitude of quiet introspection, the anonymous female form folded into herself at ground level as though caught mid-thought. Cast directly from a living model using Segal's well-known bandage and plaster process, the work carries the uncanny immediacy that defines his practice, preserving the particular weight and posture of a real body while stripping away individual identity through the chalky, uniform surface. The painted finish introduces a subtle chromatic warmth that prevents the figure from reading as purely spectral, grounding her instead in the physical world she seems to momentarily inhabit alone. Dating to 1975, this piece belongs to a productive period in which Segal was refining his engagement with ordinary human experience, finding dignity and psychological depth in unspectacular poses and domestic gestures. The floor placement is significant, removing the figure from any pedestal or conventional sculptural hierarchy and placing her in direct relationship with the viewer's own spatial reality. She does not perform for the room but simply exists within it, an approach that aligns Segal with broader currents in mid-century American realism while maintaining a poetic, even existential register that sets his work apart from straightforward figuration. At 66 centimeters in height, the sculpture occupies space with an intimacy suited to private collection environments, where its presence rewards sustained looking rather than casual encounter. Signed by the artist and offered through Templon, Seated Woman: Floor Piece represents a confident and characteristic example of Segal's mature output, appealing to collectors drawn to works that balance formal restraint with genuine emotional resonance.

Medium
Plaster, paint
Dimensions
overall: 66 x 58.4 x 73.7 cm
Year
1975
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Templon, Paris

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