'Rape of Europa', A Marble and Silver Group

Details

Gleb Derujinsky (1888-1975)
'Rape of Europa', A Marble and Silver Group
signed 'G. DERUJINSKY'
21½in. (54.6cm.) long

Provenance

Robert Pincus-Witten and Leon Hecht, New York

Literature

I. Fort, The Figure in American Sculpture: A Question of Modernity, Exhibition catalogue, Los Angeles, 1995, pp. 13-14, pl. 5

Exhibited

Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Figure in American Sculpture: A Question of Modernity, February 26-April 30, 1995, no. 5 (and traveling)

Lot Essay

Derujinsky, a Russian by birth, emigrated to the United States after the Revolution. His early works were inspired by mythology and yet reflect his European training and admiration for the modern design movement.