Henri Gaudier-Brzeska

1891–1915

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, ‘Red Stone Dancer’ c.1913
Red Stone Dancer c.1913
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Biography

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (4 October 1891 – 5 June 1915) was a French artist and sculptor who developed a rough-hewn, primitive style of direct carving.

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  • Wyndham Lewis, ‘Workshop’ c.1914–15

    Art Term

    Vorticism

    The vorticists were a British avant-garde group formed in London in 1914 with the aim of creating art that expressed …

  • Constantin Brancusi, ‘Head’ c.1919–23

    Art Term

    Direct carving

    Direct carving is an approach to making carved sculpture where the actual process of carving suggests the final form rather …

  • Wyndham Lewis, ‘Workshop’ c.1914–15

    Art Term

    Rebel Art Centre

    The Rebel Art Centre was founded by Wyndham Lewis in London in March 1914 as a meeting place for artists …

  • Henri Gaudier-Brzeska Wrestlers 1914

    In Focus

    Wrestlers 1914, cast 1965, by Henri Gaudier-Brzeska

    Sarah Victoria Turner

    Drawing on material in the Tate Archive and early twentieth-century sports periodicals, and using previously unexamined material about Gaudier-Brzeska’s interest …

  • Henri Gaudier-Brzeska Wrestlers 1914

    In Focus

    In Focus Interview with Sarah Turner

    Researching Henri Gaudier-Brzeska's 'Wrestlers'
  • Barry Flanagan standing in front of Aug

    Tate Etc

    The poet of life and sculpture: Barry Flanagan I

    John James

    He may be best known for his bronze hare sculptures, but Flanagan’s early work using a variety of media such …

  • Black and white photograph of Henri Gaudier Brzeska carving hieratic head of Ezra Pound.

    Tate Etc

    Drawing the vortex: The Vorticists II

    Mark Antliff

    The British avant-garde group was formed in London in 1914 by the artist, writer and polemicist Wyndham Lewis. Their idea, …

  • Emily Mary Osborn, ‘Nameless and Friendless. “The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, etc.” - Proverbs, x, 15’ 1857

    Tate Etc

    Up close and personal: Tate Britain New Displays II

    Amanda Delew , Pen Hadow , Chris Stephens , Peter Peri and Michael Bracewell

    Tate Britain’s recent rehang, which follows a broadly chronological sequence, includes focused individual displays that highlight new research as well …

  • Howard Kanovitz Kyle Morris Larry Rivers Donald Sanders and Kenneth Koch in a plane prepare for Kochs play The Red Robins at the Guild Halls John Drew Theatre in Southampton New York 1977

    Tate Etc

    Image/ word: Poets and visual artists

    Vincent Katz

    Vincent Katz on poets and visual artists; Tate Etc essay, summer 2009 issue
  • Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, ‘Verso: Traces of Sketch of Bison’ c.1912–13

    Tate Etc

    MicroTate 13

    Pae White , Peter Schjeldahl , Vincent Katz and Mary Richards

    Microtate, Tate Etc issue 13; Pae White, Peter Schjeldahl, Vincent Katz and Mary Richards

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