Sailor with Guitar

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Sailor with Guitar

1914

Jacques Lipchitz (American (born Lithuania), 1891–1973)

The earliest work by Lipchitz in the Museum's collection, Sailor with Guitar marks an important transition in the artist's career, in which the vestiges of his academic training gave way to the influence of Cubist painters like Pablo Picasso and Diego Rivera. This "proto-cubist" work still retains a degree of realism, however, since it was based on Lipchitz's direct observation of a young Spanish sailor attempting to charm a pretty girl by dancing and playing his guitar.

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Object Details

Title:

Sailor with Guitar

Date:

1914

Artist:

Jacques Lipchitz (American (born Lithuania), 1891–1973)

Medium:

Bronze

Dimensions:

31 x 11 5/8 x 8 1/2 inches (78.7 x 29.5 x 21.6 cm)

Classification:

Sculpture

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Morris Wenger in memory of her husband, 1949

Accession Number:

1949-78-1

Geography:

Made in France, Europe

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