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A standing figure of an eastern dancer. The pose is similar to that of a stone carving of a river goddess at the Ellora temple complex in India, which Gordine discussed at length in an article on Indian sculpture in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society in 1941.

Dorich House Museum

London

Title

Houri (Silent Bride)

Date

1944–1945

Medium

bronze

Measurements

H 59.4 x W 27.2 x D 16 cm

Accession number

1994.1_CC0311

Acquisition method

gift from the artist's estate

Work type

Statue

Signature/marks description

front of base: Dora Gordine 2/6

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Dorich House Museum

67 Kingston Vale, London, Greater London SW15 3RN England

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