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Head of a Woman
LIPCHITZ, Jacques (1891-1973)
This carving simplifies the human head to a series of interlocking sculptural planes. Lipchitz began to carve Cubist heads from 1915. Abstraction from the human form was a common feature in non-western sculpture. Like many artists working in Paris at this time, Lipchitz both admired and collected what was seen as primitive sculpture.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 344
Creation/Production
LIPCHITZ, Jacques
Date: 1916
Acquisition
Purchase, 1979
Measurements
Height
(cm): 55.6
Width
(cm): 19.7
Depth
(cm): 20.6
Height
(in): 23
Width
(in): 7
Depth
(in): 8
Techniques
limestone carving
Material
limestone
Location
Gallery 16
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