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Jacques Lipchitz
Sailor with Guitar1917, cast later

On view:
Broad Contemporary Art Museum, floor 3
Bronze Cubist sculpture of an abstracted standing figure, composed of angular interlocking geometric planes, with a rough textured surface and dark recessed shadows
Bronze sculpture of a standing figure holding a stringed instrument, rendered in a Cubist style with fragmented geometric planes and a textured, dark brown patinated surface.
Close-up of a bronze surface showing a raised cursive signature and a circular mark to the left, with warm reddish-brown patina.
Bronze sculpture of an abstracted seated figure with angular, faceted planes, warm brown patina, and roughly textured surface; horizontal ridges suggest a ribcage at center.
Artist or Maker
Jacques Lipchitz
Lithuania, active France, 1891-1973
Title
Sailor with Guitar
Date Made
1917, cast later
Medium
Bronze, cast number 2/7
Dimensions
35 3/4 × 14 3/4 × 14 1/2 in. (90.81 × 37.47 × 36.83 cm)
Credit Line
Partial, fractional and promised gift of Janice and Henri Lazarof
Accession Number
M.2005.70.70
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Barron, Stephanie. Envisioning Modernism: The Janice and Henri Lazarof Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2012.
Copyright
© The Estate of Jacques Lipchitz