Artwork measures 15 x 8 x 9 inches (38.1 x 20.3 x 22.9 cm). Base measures 2 x 8.63 x 9.38 inches (5.1 x 21.9 x 23.8 cm).

Executed in 1976, this bronze sculpture by Felipe Castañeda depicts a seated woman, her hands folded in her lap as she gazes pensively into the distance. Displaying the graceful lines and subtle stylization that typify Castañeda's best-known work, the sculpture has a rich, dark green patina and is in very good condition. See condition report for details of wooden base.

Felipe Castañeda (Mexican, b. 1933) is a contemporary Mexican sculptor best known for his bronze, marble, and onyx figurations of female nudes. After attending La Esmeralda Painting and Sculpture Academy in Mexico City, Castañeda became an assistant to the acclaimed sculptor Francisco Zuñiga (Mexican, 1912-1998). Castañeda’s work has been influenced both by classical European sculpture and by pre-Columbian artifacts, with which he became familiar while working for Mexico City’s National Museum of Anthropology. He has exhibited internationally and has been commissioned to create public sculptures for several cities in Mexico as well as Palm Springs, CA. His work is represented in the permanent collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA and the Museum of Art History, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. He lives and works in Morelia, Mexico.