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Detachable Figure (Dancer)
1915
Jacques Lipchitz
Jacques Lipchitz (French, born in Lithuania, 1891–1973)
Modern European Painting and Sculpture
Detachable Figure (Dancer), 1915. Jacques Lipchitz (French, born in Lithuania, 1891–1973). Ebony and oak; overall: 98.1 cm (38 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Aye Simon 1972.367 Inspired by artists Picasso and Braque, Lipchitz adapted their innovations in painting to sculpture. His series of Detachable Figures were made with solid blocks of material to simulate the geometric shapes of his friends' paintings.
- Maker/Artist
- Lipchitz, Jacques
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- ebony and oak
- Dimensions
- Overall: 98.1 cm (38 5/8 in.)
- Departments
- Modern European Painting and Sculpture
- Accession Number
- 1972.367
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Aye Simon
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1972, Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture, The Planar Dimension: Europe 1912 - 1931, Images of the Mind, Creativity in Art and Science, 1860-1960, Monet to Dalí: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art
- Rights Statement
- Copyrighted
- Museum Location
- 223 20th Century Avant-Garde
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