Jacques Lipchitz was a Cubist sculptor known especially for work in stone and bronze. Musical motifs were common in his work. This 1926 is an example of the “transparent style” of bronze sculptures that Lipchitz developed during this period, which featured thin and ribbon-like components combined with ample empty space.
Woman with Guitar
- Provenance
- The Artist
- Mr. Chareau (acquired directly from the Artist)
- Mme. Pierre Chareau, New York, by 1954
- Mrs. Kay Hillman, New York, to 6 September 1967
- Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 6 September 1967-6 March 1972
- Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972
- Exhibition History
- MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, New York. "Sculpture of Jacques Lipchitz," 18 May-1 August 1954, p. 91, no ill. TOUR: WALKER ART CENTER, Minneapolis, 1 October-12 December; CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART, 25 January-13 March 1955. (Lent by Mme. Chareau.)
- MARLBOROUGH-GERSON GALLERY, New York. "Lipchitz: The Cubist Period, 1913-1930," 12-30 March 1968.
- GREENVILLE COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART, Greenville, South Carolina. "Modern Sculptors and Their Drawings: Selected Works from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden," 1977-78. p. 35, ill. p. 34. TOUR: GREENVILLE COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART, Greenville, South Carolina, 30 November 1977-22 January 1978; COLUMBIA MUSEUM OF ART Columbia, South Carolina, 5 February-19 March 1978; GIBBES ART GALLERY, Charleston, South Carolina, 4 April-14 May 1978.
- SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION TRAVELING EXHIBITION SERVICE, Washington, DC. "Twentieth Century Sculptors and Their Drawings: Selections from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, 1979-80," no. 28, ill. p. 38. TOUR: COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART, Columbus, Ohio, 20 June-19 August 1979; COLUMBUS MUSEUM AND SCIENCE CENTER, Columbus, Georgia, 22 September-10 November 1979; FLINT INSTITUTE OF ART, Michigan, 15 December 1979-3 February 1980; SOCIETY OF FOUR ARTS, Palm Beach, Florida, 23 February-13 April 1980; ANCHORAGE HISTORICAL AND FINE ARTS MUSEUM, Alaska, 3 May-22 June 1980; YELLOWSTONE ART CENTER, Billings, Montana, 26 July-23 September 1980.
- [ODAKYU MUSEUM, Tokyo, Japan. "The Human Figure Interpreted: Modern Sculpture from the Hirshhorn Museum," 9-27 August 1995, no. 39, ill. TOUR: IWAKI CITY ART MUSEUM, 23 September-5 November; TAKAMATSU CITY MUSEUM OF ART, 10 November-10 December].
- Published References
- Lipchitz, Jacques, with H. H. Arnason. My Life in Sculpture (New York: Viking, 1972), p. 94, no ill.
- Data Source
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
- Artist
- Jacques Lipchitz, American, b. Druskininkai, Lithuania, 1891–1973
- Date
- (1926)
- Credit Line
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- 11 X 5 7/8 X 7 1/4 IN. (27.9 X 15.1 X 18.4 CM.) WT: 9 LB. (4.1 KG.) INCL. BASE
- Type
- Sculpture
