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Jacques Lipchitz
AuthorBooks · Second hand1891-1973
Jacques Lipchitz was a Lithuanian-born French-American Cubist sculptor. Lipchitz retained highly figurative and legible components in his work leading up to 1915–16, after which naturalist and descriptive elements were muted, dominated by a synthetic style of Crystal Cubism. In 1920 Lipchitz held his first solo exhibition, at Léonce Rosenberg's Galerie L'Effort Moderne in Paris where he was counted as part of the School of Paris. Fleeing the Nazis he moved to the US and settled in New York City and eventually Hastings-on-Hudson. While in the US, he created a number of his best-known works, including the outdoor sculptures The Song of the Vowels, Birth of the Muses, and Bellerophon Taming Pegasus, the last of which was completed after his death.
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About Jacques Lipchitz
Birth
1891
Death
1973
Jacques Lipchitz was a Lithuanian-born French-American Cubist sculptor. Lipchitz retained highly figurative and legible components in his work leading up to 1915–16, after which naturalist and descriptive elements were muted, dominated by a synthetic style of Crystal Cubism. In 1920 Lipchitz held his first solo exhibition, at Léonce Rosenberg's Galerie L'Effort Moderne in Paris where he was counted as part of the School of Paris. Fleeing the Nazis he moved to the US and settled in New York City and eventually Hastings-on-Hudson. While in the US, he created a number of his best-known works, including the outdoor sculptures The Song of the Vowels, Birth of the Muses, and Bellerophon Taming Pegasus, the last of which was completed after his death.
Jacques Lipchitz was a prolific sculptor whose work defined much of the aesthetic of 20th-century abstract art.
Born in Druskininkai, his life journey led him to hold citizenship in countries as diverse as France, the United States, and Lithuania.
Although world-renowned for his mastery of sculpture, he also explored facets such as painting and illustration.
His artistic legacy includes the iconic John F. Kennedy Memorial, one of his most notable creations.
With a career spanning decades, Lipchitz left an indelible mark on modern sculpture with over forty recorded works.
