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Mon fils / My son
Lost Art-ID
615208
Artist
Orloff, Chana (Ecole de Paris)
Birth
1888.07.12, Starokostjantyniw (Chmelnyzkyj)
Death
1968.12.18, Tel Aviv; Tel-Aviv; Tel-Aviv-Jaffa
Place of activity
Paris; Petach Tikwa; Genf
Title
Mon fils / My son
Datierung
1923
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Plaster
Height
121.00 cm
Depth
25.00 cm
Length
31.00 cm
Description
The sculpture represents the artist's son. He is standing, the forms are geometric. Chana Orloff approaches cubism in this work. The child is recognisable by his hairstyle (bowl cut).
Provenance
Atelier Chana Orloff, Paris; after July 1942-1943 looting of the studio - a confiscation as a result of Nazi persecution is suspected; whereabouts unknown
Literature / Source
Brief von Dr Gatte zu Chana Orloff, 28 März 1944; Erklärung von Chana Orloff an OBIP: MAE/OBIP/dossier de réclamation n°38302/carton n°166; Marc Vaux , Atelier Chana Orloff
Published since
Contact
Justman, Eric
Position
Ateliers-musée Chana Orloff
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