id:			132648
accession number:	1955.166
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1955.166
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Mother and Child, 1929–1930. Jacques Lipchitz (French, born in Lithuania, 1891–1973). Bronze; overall: 130.2 x 90.2 x 87.7 cm (51 1/4 x 35 1/2 x 34 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund with a contribution from Bernard J. Reis 1955.166 © The Estate of Jacques Lipchitz

title:				Mother and Child
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creation date:			1929–1930
creation date earliest:		1929
creation date latest:		1930
current location:		ArtLens Exhibition C
creditline:			Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund with a contribution from Bernard J. Reis
copyright:			© The Estate of Jacques Lipchitz

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culture:	France, 20th century
technique:	bronze
department:	Modern European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	Mod Euro - Sculpture 1800-1960
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

* Jacques Lipchitz (French, born in Lithuania, 1891–1973)  - artist
French sculptor, 1891-1973, active in the United States
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measurements: Overall: 130.2 x 90.2 x 87.7 cm (51 1/4 x 35 1/2 x 34 1/2 in.)
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	inscription:	Signed lower left:  J. Lipchitz
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Jacques Lipchitz: A Retrospective
	opening date:   1989-12-15T05:00:00
	<i>Jacques Lipchitz: A Retrospective</i>. Art Gallery of Ontario, Ontario M5T 1G4, Canada (organizer) (December 15, 1989-March 11, 1990).

	title:		Artlens Exhibition 2019
	opening date:   2019-06-11T04:00:00
	<i>Artlens Exhibition 2019</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* The Sculpture of Jacques Lipchitz, cat. no. 56<br>CMA 1955:  Work of Jacques Lipchitz, Jan. 25 - March 13, repr. #336

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PROVENANCE

	purchased from the artist.
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fun fact:
Lipchitz began as a Cubist sculptor but moved away from sculptural geometric forms in the 1920s.

digital description:
A child rides on the back of his bird-like mother in this monumental sculpture by Jacques Lipchitz. The motif of mother and child has been explored countless times in art, and is often charged with strong emotion. While at first glance this sculpture may seem tender, the child digs his fingers aggressively into his mother’s breasts. The artist embraced imagery of mothers and children throughout his career, and related his interest in this theme to his relationship with his own mother. This sculpture is subjective, or open to interpretation; while one viewer may see an image of affection, another may see brutality and oppression.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 336
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n65

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 198
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n222

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 198
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n222

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 246
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n266

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