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)
Winter Landscape

William Zorach

Winter Landscape

Sale Date: February 13, 2021

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William Zorach Bronze Figural Sculpture

William Zorach

William Zorach Bronze Figural Sculpture

Sale Date: February 6, 2021

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Standing Nude

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Standing Nude

Sale Date: January 22, 2021

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Untitled Nude

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Untitled Nude

Sale Date: November 12, 2020

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Untitled, 1915

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Untitled, 1915

Sale Date: November 14, 2020

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Maine Landscape, 1930

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Maine Landscape, 1930

Sale Date: September 17, 2020

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Reclining Female Nude

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Reclining Female Nude

Sale Date: September 17, 2020

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Mother and Child, 1918

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Mother and Child, 1918

Sale Date: September 17, 2020

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Boothbay Harbor

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Boothbay Harbor

Sale Date: August 15, 2020

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Gemini (Study For), 1940–1949

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Gemini (Study For), 1940–1949

Sale Date: August 15, 2020

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Winter on the Coast

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Winter on the Coast

Sale Date: August 15, 2020

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View of Yosemite Valley, 1920

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View of Yosemite Valley, 1920

Sale Date: June 24, 2020

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Spirit of the Dance

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Spirit of the Dance

Sale Date: May 20, 2020

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Jockey with Horse

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Jockey with Horse

Sale Date: November 10, 2019

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Our House in the Fall

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Our House in the Fall" (Robinhood Cove,..., 1940

Sale Date: November 10, 2019

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The Prayer- Every Knee Must Bend

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The Prayer- Every Knee Must Bend

Sale Date: February 16, 2020

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Bronze Plaque, 1950

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Bronze Plaque, 1950

Sale Date: February 16, 2020

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Study for Three Graces

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Study for Three Graces

Sale Date: February 22, 2020

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Landscape with House and Fence

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Landscape with House and Fence

Sale Date: February 22, 2020

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Snowy Landscape

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Snowy Landscape

Sale Date: December 18, 2019

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Winter Morning

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Winter Morning

Sale Date: December 18, 2019

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Head, 1960

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Head, 1960

Sale Date: December 18, 2019

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Artist's Daughter

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Artist's Daughter

Sale Date: December 18, 2019

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Head

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Head

Sale Date: December 18, 2019

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