William Zorach

(American, 1887–1966)

William Zorach was a Lithuanian-born American artist known for his landscape paintings and sculptures of nudes and animals. His watercolor landscapes are reminiscent of both John Marin and Marsden Hartley, while his sculptures present a totemic mysticism akin to the work of Henry Moore. Born Zorach Samovich on February 28, 1889 in Jubarkas, Lithuania, his family emigrated to the United States, settling in Cleveland, OH in 1891 where they changed their name to Finkelstein. Zorach was notably one of earliest American artists to advocate for and embrace Cubism. In the 1920s, he gave up painting and turned to sculpture exclusively. "The actual resistance of tough material is a wonderful guide," Zorach said. The sculptor "cannot make changes easily, there is no putting back tomorrow what was cut away today. His senses are constantly alert. If something goes wrong there is the struggle to right the rhythm. And slowly the vision grows as the work progresses." The artist’s works are in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Zorach died on November 15, 1966 in Bath, ME.

William Zorach Artworks

William Zorach (945 results)

SPIRIT OF THE DANCE

William Zorach

SPIRIT OF THE DANCE

Sale Date: May 24, 1990

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'RECLINING FIGURE' A POLISED BRONZE FIGURE OF A

William Zorach

'RECLINING FIGURE' A POLISED BRONZE FIGURE OF A

Sale Date: May 23, 1990

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POLISHED BRONZE FEMALE TORSO

William Zorach

POLISHED BRONZE FEMALE TORSO

Sale Date: March 16, 1990

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'INNOCENCE', A MAHOGANY PORTRAIT FIGURE OF THE

William Zorach

'INNOCENCE', A MAHOGANY PORTRAIT FIGURE OF THE

Sale Date: March 16, 1990

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STONINGTON, MAINE, 1920–1920

William Zorach

STONINGTON, MAINE, 1920–1920

Sale Date: March 16, 1990

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HEAD OF A MAN

William Zorach

HEAD OF A MAN

Sale Date: February 14, 1990

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HEAD OF A WOMAN & HEAD OF A WOMAN, 1951–1951

William Zorach

HEAD OF A WOMAN & HEAD OF A WOMAN, 1951–1951

Sale Date: February 1, 1990

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INNOCENCE, 1928–1928

William Zorach

INNOCENCE, 1928–1928

Sale Date: February 1, 1990

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PORTRAIT OF JESSE SHAPIRO, 1937–1937

William Zorach

PORTRAIT OF JESSE SHAPIRO, 1937–1937

Sale Date: February 1, 1990

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THE DANCE or FAMILY MUSICAL, 1930–1930

William Zorach

THE DANCE or FAMILY MUSICAL, 1930–1930

Sale Date: February 1, 1990

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RURAL LANDSCAPE

William Zorach

RURAL LANDSCAPE

Sale Date: February 1, 1990

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FIELD PLACE, PITTSTOWN, NEW JERSEY, 1958–1958

William Zorach

FIELD PLACE, PITTSTOWN, NEW JERSEY, 1958–1958

Sale Date: February 1, 1990

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Morning mist, Castine, Maine

William Zorach

Morning mist, Castine, Maine

Sale Date: January 24, 1990

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Torso

William Zorach

Sale Date: September 14, 1989

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Head of a Woman, 1943–1943

William Zorach

Head of a Woman, 1943–1943

Sale Date: September 14, 1989

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Mother and child, 1953–1953

William Zorach

Mother and child, 1953–1953

Sale Date: September 14, 1989

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The family, 1957–1957

William Zorach

The family, 1957–1957

Sale Date: December 1, 1988

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Study for the head of Moses

William Zorach

Study for the head of Moses

Sale Date: September 23, 1988

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Landscape with cottage by the sea, 1916–1916

William Zorach

Landscape with cottage by the sea, 1916–1916

Sale Date: September 23, 1988

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Seated figure, 1961

William Zorach

Seated figure, 1961

Sale Date: June 24, 1988

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Praying figure, 1950

William Zorach

Praying figure, 1950

Sale Date: June 24, 1988

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Young woman, 1956

William Zorach

Young woman, 1956

Sale Date: May 25, 1988

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Children in the woods, 1911–1911

William Zorach

Children in the woods, 1911–1911

Sale Date: December 3, 1987

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Interior and exterior, 1919–1919

William Zorach

Interior and exterior, 1919–1919

Sale Date: December 3, 1987

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