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Joseph Csáky
Head1914

Not on view
Bronze sculpture of an abstracted human head and neck, rendered in flat geometric planes with a dark charcoal and rust-brown patina
Bronze sculpture with dark patina, abstract semi-figurative torso form composed of angular, faceted planes rising from a rounded base, with highlights catching the polished surfaces.
Bronze sculpture with dark patina, abstract figurative form featuring angular, faceted planes suggesting a head and torso, with smooth curved volumes contrasting against sharp geometric edges.
Artist or Maker
Joseph Csáky
Title
Head
Place Made
France
Date Made
1914
Medium
Bronze, cast number 5/8
Dimensions
15 3/16 × 8 7/16 × 4 3/4 in. (38.5 × 21.5 × 12 cm)
Credit Line
Partial, fractional and promised gift of Janice and Henri Lazarof
Accession Number
M.2005.70.19
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Provenance
The artist. [Feingarten Galleries, Los Angeles; sold in 1986 to Janice and Henri Lazarof, Los Angeles; Given in 2005 to LACMA.
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
© Joseph Csáky / Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York / ADAGP, Paris

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