Woman Leaning on a Column

Jacques LipchitzWW-1929-219830

1929·Painted plaster·object: 254 x 133 x 89 mm

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Year: 1929
Medium: Painted plaster
Dimensions: object: 254 x 133 x 89 mm
Collection: Tate
Artist: Jacques Lipchitz

Artist

Jacques Lipchitz

Sculpture

One of the most important abstract sculptors of the 20th century, Jacques Lipchitz is best known for his Cubist figures, portraits and still lifes. Favoring bronze and stone, Lipchitz explored mythological, Biblical and universal human themes with a fervent emotional intensity. As a Jewish-born Lithuanian forced to flee Paris at the outset of the Second World War, Lipchitz’s experiences of persecution and displacement had a profound impact on his artistic evolution. While works from his Cubist period reveal a sophisticated grasp of line, plane and volume, in the latter part of his career, Lipchitz evolved toward a more figurative, expressive style.

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