id:			146977
accession number:	1972.367
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1972.367
updated:		2025-05-14 18:40:06.456000

Detachable Figure (Dancer), 1915. Jacques Lipchitz (French, born in Lithuania, 1891–1973). Ebony and oak; overall: 98.1 cm (38 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Aye Simon 1972.367

title:				Detachable Figure (Dancer)
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creation date:			1915
creation date earliest:		1915
creation date latest:		1915
current location:		223 20th Century Avant-Garde
creditline:			Gift of Mrs. Aye Simon
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culture:	France, 20th century
technique:	ebony and oak
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: 98.1 cm (38 5/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1972
	opening date:   1973-02-27T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1972</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973).

	title:		Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture
	opening date:   1975-09-24T04:00:00
	<i>Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 24-November 16, 1975).

	title:		The Planar Dimension: Europe 1912 - 1931
	opening date:   1979-03-09T05:00:00
	<i>The Planar Dimension: Europe 1912 - 1931</i>. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY (organizer) (March 9-May 6, 1979).

	title:		Images of the Mind
	opening date:   1987-07-07T04:00:00
	<i>Images of the Mind</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 7-August 30, 1987).

	title:		Creativity in Art and Science, 1860-1960
	opening date:   1987-09-16T04:00:00
	<i>Creativity in Art and Science, 1860-1960</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 16-November 8, 1987).

	title:		Monet to Dalí: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2006-05-27T00:00:00
	<i>Monet to Dalí: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 21, 2007-January 13, 2008).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Aye Simon [1902-1992], New York, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: -1972
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1972-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	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. 243
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n263

	Henning, Edward B. <em>Creativity in Art and Science, 1860-1960.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: Published by the Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1987.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 115, no. 23
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	Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 296
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