Cubist sculptor Jacques Lipchitz, born in Druskininkai, Lithuania, created this work in 1925. Many of Lipchitz's most important works featured musical instruments at their center.
Figure with Guitar
- Provenance
- Jon Nicholas Streep, Fine Arts, New York, to 29 March 1959
- Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 29 March 1959-17 May 1966
- Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
- Exhibition History
- SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, New York. "Modern Sculpture from the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Collection," 3 October 1962-6 January
- 1963, no. 240.
- HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Variations on a Musical Theme: Selections from the Museum Collection," 22 July-5 September 1982, unpublished checklist.
- HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Relief Sculpture: Selections from the Museum's Collection," 26 January-13 April 1986, no cat; checklist no. 21 [as "Man with a Guitar"].
- MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, SHIGA, Otsu, Japan. "The Human Figure Interpreted: Modern Sculpture from the Hirshhorn Museum," 1 July-6 August 1995, no. 38, ill. TOUR: ODAKYU MUSEUM, Tokyo, 9-27 August; IWAKI CITY ART MUSEUM, 23 September-5 November; TAKAMATSU CITY MUSEUM OF ART, 10 November-10 December.
- LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART. "L'Esprit Nouveau: Purism in Paris, 1918-1925," 29 April-5 August 2001. TOUR: MUSEE DE GRENOBLE, Grenoble, France, 23 September-6 January 2002.
- Published References
- WILKINSON, ALAN G. The Sculpture of Jacques Lipchitz: A Catalogue Raisonne vol. 1 (New York ; London: Thames and Hudson, 1996), no. 181, ill. p. 71 (on different base).
- Data Source
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
- Artist
- Jacques Lipchitz, American, b. Druskininkai, Lithuania, 1891–1973
- Date
- (1925/cast c. 1950-1959)
- Credit Line
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
- Medium
- Bronze plaque
- Dimensions
- 7 5/8 X 10 3/4 X 2 3/4 IN. (19.2 X 27.3 X 6.8 CM.) WT. 8 1/2 LB. (3.9 KG.)
- Type
- Sculpture/relief
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