Ossip Zadkine

(Belarusian/French, 1890–1967)

Ossip Zadkine was a French-Russian artist known for his figurative-Cubist sculptures. His works feature aesthetic qualities inspired by ancient African and Mediterranean art. “Whatever the apparent aim of the artist, he is called upon first to move the spectator,” he said. “His predilections, his preferences, crystallize afterwards in the choice of means to interpret those natural objects; these means are always, obligingly, of imaginary essence.” Born on July 4, 1890 in Vitsebsk, Belarus, the artist emigrated to Paris at the age of 20. While studying at the École des Beaux-Arts he discovered the work of Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso. Turning towards politically-motivated subjects following his service in the French military during World War I. Zadkine’s late sculpture The Destroyed City (1953), conveys the horrible destruction of Rotterdam by Nazi bombers. The artist had achieved considerable acclaim by his death on November 25, 1967 in Paris, France. Today, his works are in the collections of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Tate Gallery in London, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

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Drawings and Works on Paper, Impressionist and Modern Art, Prints and Multiples, Sculpture

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Alexander Archipenko, Antoine Bourdelle, Georges Braque, Jacques Lipchitz, Pablo Picasso

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Deux femmes, 1935

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Deux femmes, 1935

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Composition with figure, 1958

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Composition with figure, 1958

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Singulier personnage ou Femme à la viole ou..., 1958

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Singulier personnage ou Femme à la viole ou..., 1958

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Projet de monument à Guillaume Apolinaire, 1938

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Projet de monument à Guillaume Apolinaire, 1938

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Abstract Bust of a Woman

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Abstract Bust of a Woman

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INTIMITE, 1949

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INTIMITE, 1949

Sale Date: June 2, 2018

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The Lovers, 1964

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The Lovers, 1964

Sale Date: May 11, 2018

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Le Repos des paysans, 1927, 1927

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Le Repos des paysans, 1927, 1927

Sale Date: March 23, 2018

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Christophe CZWIKLITZER

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Christophe CZWIKLITZER

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Le héros de la patrie

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Le héros de la patrie

Sale Date: March 21, 2018

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NUS DANS UN PAYSAGE, 1920

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NUS DANS UN PAYSAGE, 1920

Sale Date: March 22, 2018

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DEUX FEMMES NUES À LA FENÊTRE, 1920

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DEUX FEMMES NUES À LA FENÊTRE, 1920

Sale Date: March 22, 2018

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LE RÊVE 1955 / LA POÈTE 1967

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LE RÊVE 1955 / LA POÈTE 1967

Sale Date: March 17, 2018

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Le Retour du Fils Prodigue (The Return of..., 1950

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Le Retour du Fils Prodigue (The Return of..., 1950

Sale Date: March 9, 2018

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Musician, 1953

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Musician, 1953

Sale Date: March 8, 2018

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INTIMÉ (INTIME), 1949

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INTIMÉ (INTIME), 1949

Sale Date: March 3, 2018

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Naissance de vénus, 1930

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Naissance de vénus, 1930

Sale Date: February 28, 2018

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Jeune fille à la colombe, 1928

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Jeune fille à la colombe, 1928

Sale Date: February 28, 2018

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Adolescent, 1957–1959

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Adolescent, 1957–1959

Sale Date: February 28, 2018

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Maternite, 1943

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Maternite, 1943

Sale Date: January 20, 2018

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La chanteuse nue, 1954

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La chanteuse nue, 1954

Sale Date: January 20, 2018

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ACROBAT, 1964

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ACROBAT, 1964

Sale Date: January 17, 2018

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LE COMBAT; L'OISELEUR; [CELLIST]; [FIGURE

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LE COMBAT; L'OISELEUR; [CELLIST]; [FIGURE

Sale Date: December 6, 2017

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Ohne Titel (Allee 7 Häuser), 1920

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Ohne Titel (Allee 7 Häuser), 1920

Sale Date: December 7, 2017

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