Jacques LipchitzStudy for 'Prometheus' 1936

Jacques Lipchitz, ‘Study for 'Prometheus'’ 1936
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© The estate of Jacques Lipchitz, courtesy, Marlborough Gallery, New York
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Artist
Jacques Lipchitz (1891‑1973)
Title
Study for 'Prometheus'
Etude pour 'Prométheé'
Date 1936
MediumInk and gouache on paper
Dimensionssupport: 308 x 241 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition Presented by Mr and Mrs Jack Steinberg through the Friends of the Tate Gallery 1973
Reference
T01755
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Prometheus strangles the vulture sent by the gods to punish him for bringing fire to mankind. For Lipchitz, this symbolised democratic freedom at a time of totalitarianism. The sketchy handling of this watercolour anticipates the bold carving of the sculpture of Prometheus that Lipchitz created for the 1937 International Exhibition. The nine-metre-high plaster monument was branded 'Bolshevik' by a right-wing newspaper campaign and it was destroyed in 1938.

August 2004

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