Henri Gaudier-Brzeska

1891–1915

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, ‘A Wolf’ 1913
A Wolf 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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Artworks

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, ‘A Wolf’ 1913

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska A Wolf

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

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska Red Stone Dancer

c.1913
N04515
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, ‘Torso’ 1914

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska Torso

1914
T03731
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, ‘Bird Swallowing a Fish’ c.1913–14, cast 1964

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska Bird Swallowing a Fish

c.1913–14, cast 1964
T00658
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, ‘The Dancer’ 1913

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska The Dancer

1913
On display at Tate Britain part of Walk Through British Art T03726
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, ‘Horace Brodzky’ 1913, cast 1956

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska Horace Brodzky

1913, cast 1956
T00129
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, ‘Sophie Brzeska’ 1913

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska Sophie Brzeska

1913
T00147
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, ‘Wrestlers’ 1914, cast 1965

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska Wrestlers

1914, cast 1965
T00837
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Artist as subject

Henry Moore OM, CH, ‘‘Some Notes on Space and Form in Sculpture’, ‘Sculptor’s Drawings’ and ‘Notes’ by Henry Moore’ 1951

Henry Moore OM, CH ‘Some Notes on Space and Form in Sculpture’, ‘Sculptor’s Drawings’ and ‘Notes’ by Henry Moore

1951
View by appointment TGA 200410/3/4/25
Modern Art Gallery Ltd (London, UK), ‘Leaflet advertising the December exhibition held at the Modern Art Gallery Ltd on ‘Masterpieces by Great Masters’ also featuring ‘Paintings and Sculptures by Kurt Schwitters’ 1944

Modern Art Gallery Ltd (London, UK) Leaflet advertising the December exhibition held at the Modern Art Gallery Ltd on ‘Masterpieces by Great Masters’ also featuring ‘Paintings and Sculptures by Kurt Schwitters

1944
TGA 9510/4/8/1
Kenneth Armitage, recipient: Joan Augusta Monro Moore, ‘Letter from Kenneth Armitage to Joan Moore’ [1941]

Kenneth Armitage, recipient: Joan Augusta Monro Moore Letter from Kenneth Armitage to Joan Moore

[1941]
View by appointment TGA 9920/2/70
Prunella Clough, ‘Diary’ 18 November 1944–27 February 1947

Prunella Clough Diary

18 November 1944–27 February 1947
View by appointment TGA 201215/1/1

Film and audio

David Bomberg The Mud Bath on dispay at Tate Britain

Repositioning Vorticism conference – Part 8: Vivien Greene

Afternoon Session – Vorticism Beyond Painting and Sculpture

Chair and introduction: Vivien Greene

Andrzej Gasiorek – Modern Feeling be Damned! Hulme, Gaudier-Brzeska ...

David Bomberg The Mud Bath on dispay at Tate Britain

Repositioning Vorticism conference – Part 9: Alan Munton, Henri Gaudier Brzeska

Part 9 afternoon session video of the Repositioning Vorticism Conference at Tate Britain about Vorticism Beyond Painting and Sculpture, Alan ...
David Bomberg The Mud Bath on dispay at Tate Britain

Repositioning Vorticism conference – Part 11: Mark Antliff

Part 11 afternoon session video of the Repositioning Vorticism Conference at Tate Britain about Vorticism Beyond Painting and Sculpture Mark ...

Features

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 ...

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 ...

Horace Brodzky, ‘Exterior of Gaudier-Brzeska’s Studio, Putney’ 1915
Blog

Underneath the arches: Gaudier-Brzeska's London studio

Chris Stephens

Underneath the arches: Gaudier-Brzeska's London studio Tate blog article
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska 'Hieratic Head of Ezra Pound' 1914
Blog

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska and Ezra Pound's head

Chris Stephens

Possibly Gaudier's greatest work is the Hieratic Head of Ezra Pound, carved in 1914.

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 ...

Sketches, letters, etc.

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, ‘Sketchbook titled ‘Le Chaos’’ 1910

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska Sketchbook titled ‘Le Chaos’

1910
TGA 20127/1
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, ‘Sketchbook titled ‘Journal’’ 1911

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska Sketchbook titled ‘Journal’

1911
TGA 20127/2
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Related art terms

Cubism Direct carving Fauvism London Group Symbolism Vorticism

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