This, the first volume of a two-volume catalogue raisonne, illustrates all the known works created from the time of Lipchitz's arrival in Paris in October 1909, until his departure for the United States in 1941. The importance of the Paris years lies not only in the works themselves, but also in the opportunity they provide for a clearer understanding of the sculptor's later work. The book focuses on Lipchitz's bronzes, the Cubist stone carvings of 1915-25 and the 1915-16 series of wood constructions known as "detachable" or "demounted" figures.

The Sculpture of Jacques Lipchitz: A Catalogue Raisonne : The Paris Years 1910-1940

Arts & Photography

Wilkinson, Alan G.

Sculpture

Thames&Hudson

This is the second of a two-volume catalogue raisonne of the work of Jacques Lipchitz, one of the greatest sculptors of the twentieth century. Volume One: The Paris Years 1910-1940 was published by Thames and Hudson in 1996. Volume Two documents and illustrates all the known sculptures that Lipchitz created during the second half of his long and prolific career, from his arrival in New York on June 13, 1941, until his death on Capri on May 27, 1973. Lipchitz's reputation as one of the masters of modern sculpture has long been based on the great Cubist carvings and bronzes of 1915-25 and on the experimental "transparents" of 1925-30. Although the sculpture from the American years has been widely exhibited, little serious critical attention has been paid to the iconography, the stylistic diversity, the spontaneity and boldness, and the technical innovations of this work. The 403 sculptures cataloged in Volume Two will provide, for the first time, the opportunity to reassess Lipchitz's late work. During the American years commissions occupied more and more of Lipchitz's time and energy. The preparatory studies for each work have been catalogued with the definitive bronze, allowing us to follow the evolution of the projects, from maquettes to monumental sculpture. In contrast to the large scale, public commissions, Lipchitz created the thematic "series" sculptures, which are a unique feature from the second half of his working life. In these intimate, deeply personal works, which he described as "small experimental pieces in which I am exploring new directions and new ideas," Lipchitz gave free rein to his explosive imagination.The authoritative two-volume catalogue raisonne, which will remain the definitive guide to Lipchitz's work, is essential for all those interested in twentieth-century sculpture.

The Sculpture of Jacques Lipchitz, Catalogue Raisonne, Volume 2: The American Years 1941-1973

Reference

Jacques Lipchitz, a life in sculpture

Art Gallery of Ontario

Gauguin to Moore: Primitivism in modern sculpture

pp. 270, 400 b/w illustrations, and 32 coloured plates, in sl/worn and stained slipcase, signed by the author on the title page.

Henry Moore Remembered: The Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto by Wilkinson, Alan G.; David M. Campbell and William J. Withrow (1987) Hardcover

Henry Moore remembered: The collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto

Catalogs & Directories

Key Porter Books

Barbara Hepworth's career spanned five decades, from 1925 to 1975. Her style moved from figuration, through geometric and organic abstraction, to the internationally acclaimed grandeur of her large-scale, post-war work. Her best known sculpture is associated with the landscape around St. Ives in Cornwall: 'I used colour and strings in many of the carvings ... The colour plunged me into the depths of water, caves or shadows deeper than the carved concavities themselves. The strings were the tension I felt between myself and the sea, the wind or the hills.' This publication focuses on Hepworth's unique carvings. It reassesses her reputation in the light of attention recently paid to her contemporaries, Ben Nicholson and Henry Moore and offers the opportunity to look afresh at a major British artist.

Barbara Hepworth: A Retrospective

Curtis, Penelope

Yale Center for British Art

HEPWORTH, Barbara

Tate Gallery Liverpool

Art Gallery Of Ontario

Individual Artists

Tate Gallery Pubn

Barbara Hepworth: Sculptures from the estate

Pace Wildenstein (Firm)

Pace Wildenstein

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