Jacques Lipchitz (1891-1973)

Acrobat on a horse

Details

Jacques Lipchitz (1891-1973)
Lipchitz, J.
Acrobat on a horse
signed and stamped with foundry mark 'J. Lipchitz C. VALSUANI' (on the base)
bronze with black patina
Height: 14 in. (36.3 cm.)
Width: 12 in. (31.8 cm.)
Depth: 5 in. (12.7 cm.)
Conceived in 1927 and cast at a later date. This work is unique.

Provenance

Pierre Lanique, Paris (acquired directly from the artist in the 1920's).

Literature

A. M. Hammacher, The Sculpture of Jacques Lipchitz, A Catalogue Raisonn, The Paris Years 1910-1940, New York, 1996, p. 78, no. 209 (illustrated).

Sale room notice

Please note the correct Literature reference:
A. G. Wilkinson, The Sculpture of Jacques Lipchitz, A Catalogue Raisonn, The Paris Years 1910-1940, New York, 1996, p. 78, no. 209 (illustrated).

Lot Essay

Jacques Lipchitz's Acrobat on a Horse represents a departure from his tightly interlocking cubist forms. In 1926, he began working on series on sculptures emphasizing open spatial volume that employed linear forms that carved through space.

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