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Jacques Lipchitz, Study for "Lesson from a Disaster", ca. 1952

Name: Jacques Lipchitz, Study for "Lesson from a Disaster", ca. 1952
Brand: Jacques Lipchitz
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Jacques Lipchitz

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Jacques Lipchitz

STUDY FOR LESSON FROM A DISASTER, ca. 1952

Black and Blue Crayon on Paper (Signed on the recto) - Framed

17 × 14 × 1 in

43.2 × 35.6 × 2.5 cm

This original drawing was acquired directly from the Collection of renowned art dealers Helena and Ladislas Segy, who were close personal friends of Lipchitz. The work is matted and held in its original vintage frame. The label on the back states "This drawing with its flame-like effects follows the idea of the VIRGIN IN FLAME", and includes this text: "BACKGROUND: On January 5, 1952, fire destroyed Lipchitz's studio on Washington Square, where he lost most of his work among other the nearly finished plaster model of NOTRE DAME DE LIESSE for the Church of Assy. After he moved to his studio in Hastings-on-Hudson, he recalled the vision he has seen in the smoldering ruins of his studio which gave him the inspiration to create VIRGIN IN FLAMES I. (Museum of Modern Art, Cat. 85) and LESSONS FROM A DISASTER (Illustrated in N.H. Arnason's Sketches in Bronze, p. 154).

Measurements:
Framed: 17 inches by 14 inches
Sheet: 12 inches by 9 inches.

Signature: Signed in graphite lower right recto.

Provenance: From the Collection of Helena and Ladislas Segy.