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Bust of Carol Janeway

Artist Ossip Zadkine (French (born Russia), 1890 - 1967)

Date1943

MediumGilded bronze

DimensionsOverall: 35 in. (88.9 cm)

ClassificationsModern art

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.2000

Terms

Gold
Gilt
Cubism
Abstract
Paris, France

Collections

European Art before 1945

On View

On view

DescriptionBronze sculpture with a gilt patina of a female half-figure. Her head is turned to the right; her hair in a bun. In her left hand she holds the pendant of a necklace inscribed with a dove. She wears a short-sleeved shirt with decorative detailing on the sleeves and neck.

Label TextOssip Zadkine French, b. Russia, 1890–1967 Bust of Carol Janeway, 1943 Gilded bronze The subject of this elegant, Cubist-style bust is the ceramicist Carol Janeway. Ossip Zadkine met her in New York, where he fled during World War II. Although Zadkine’s work is often starkly emotional, this lavishly gilded sculpture strikes a more decorative note. Nonetheless, the delicately rendered details, the slight turn of the head, and the hand resting on Janeway’s collarbone give the work a subtle sense of tenderness. Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.2000