Fireangel
1965
20th Century
23 3/4 x 16 1/2 in. (60.3 x 41.9 cm)
Ossip Zadkine,
Russian, French,
(1890–1967)
Published by
International Graphic Arts Society (IGAS),
American,
(c. 1950–1973?)
Object Type:
PRINTS
Medium and Support:
Color lithograph
Accession Number:
66-G-44
Label for "Beyond Cubism: European Modern Prints, 1920s-1960s", La Salle University Art Museum, March 7 – June 15, 2018:
Zadkine was born in Russia, educated in England, and moved to Paris in 1909, where he later became a French citizen. In Paris, he joined the Cubist art movement and is most recognized for his sculpture, though he also worked in painting and lithography. During World War I, he served in the French army for three years before he was wounded. He sought refuge in the United States during World War II, as did fellow European artists Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian, and Jacques Lipchitz. Returning to Europe after the war, Zadkine visited the bombed city of Rotterdam in The Netherlands, and the devastation left a marked impression. In response, he created The Destroyed City (1947-51), his best-known sculpture featuring a towering figure with arms outstretched and limbs twisted in various directions, and a hole through the torso. The figure seen here, presented in a similar fashion, with flattened and contorted body parts and jagged wavy lines, evokes a nervous, anxious feeling.
-Rebecca Oviedo, M.A.
Collections Manager/Registrar
Current Location:
In Storage
