Reclining Woman with Guitar
Date
(1928)/cast c. 1950-1959
Artist
Jacques Lipchitz, American, b. Druskieniki, Lithuania, 1891–1973
Provenance
Paul Kantor Gallery, Beverly Hills, California, to 14 December 1961
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 14 December 1961-17 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. 242, ill. p. 68.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Inaugural Exhibition," 4 October 1974-15 September 1975, fig. 390, p. 278, p. 714.
ALBRIGHT-KNOX GALLERY, Buffalo, New York. "Modern European Sculpture, 1918-1945: Unknown Beings and Other Realities," 11 May-24 June 1979, no. 36, p. 180, fig. 119, p. 120. TOUR: MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ARTS, 15 July-26 August; SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, 5 October-18 November.
ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO, Toronto. "Jacques Lipchitz: A Life in Art," 15 December 1989-11 March 1990, no. 53, p. 107, ill. p. 108. TOUR: WINNIPEG ART GALLERY, 13 May-12 August; NELSON-ATKINS MUSEUM OF ART, 6 October-25 November.
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, SHIGA, Otsu, Japan. "The Human Figure Interpreted: Modern Sculpture from the Hirshhorn Museum," 1 July-6 August 1995, no. 40, ill. p. 41. TOUR: ODAKYU MUSEUM, Tokyo, 9-27 August; IWAKI CITY ART MUSEUM, 23 September-5 November; TAKAMATSU CITY MUSEUM OF ART, 10 November-10 December.
PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART. "Picasso, Braque, Leger, and the Cubist Spirit: 1919-1939," 27 June-20 October 1996.
Published References
READ, HERBERT. A Concise History of Modern Sculpture (New York: Praeger, 1964), no. 166, p. 296, ill. p. 170.
SWEENEY, JAMES JOHNSON. "A Living Frame for Sculpture," House and Garden 126 (August 1964), ill. p. 112.
BYNG, TOM. "Mods and Broquers," House and Garden, British edition 20 (February 1965), ill. p. 56.
ARNASON, H. HARVARD. History of Modern Art (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1968), p. 190, ill. p. 189.
ARNASON, H. HAVARD. Jacques Lipchitz: Sketches in Bronze (New York: Praeger, 1969), fig. 6, p. 12.
HALE, WILLIAM HARLAN. The World of Rodin: 1840-1917 (New York: Time-Life, 1969), p. 181, ill.
ROGERS, L.R. "Western Sculpture," Encyclopedia Americana rev. ed. [forthcoming?] ill.
LERNER, ABRAM. et al. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1974), fig. 390, p. 278, p. 714.
MERILLAT, HERBERT CHRISTIAN. Modern Sculpture: The New Old Masters (New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1974), p. 52, ill. 63.
ELSEN, ALBERT E. Modern European Sculpture 1918-1945: Unknown Beings and Other Realities (New York: George Braziller, 1979), fig. 119, pp. 120, 169, no. 36, p. 180.
BRITSCH, RALPH A. and TODD A. BRITSCH. The Arts in Western Culture (Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1984), fig. 15-13, p. 373.
HUNTER, SAM and JOHN JACOBUS. Modern Art: Painting/ Sculpture/ Architecture (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1985), no. 407, ill. p. 233.
WILKINSON, ALAN G. The Sculpture of Jacques Lipchitz: A Catalogue Raisonné, vol. 1 (London ; New York: Thames and Hudson, 1996), no. 215, ill. pp. 80, 192, 221.
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Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
66.3102
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
16 1/8 x 29 5/8 x 12 3/4 in. (41.1 x 75.3 x 32.3 cm) including base height of 1 7/8 in. (4.6 cm)
