Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891 - 1915) Drawing
A wonderful energetic portrait drawing by Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891 - 1915).
Pencil on paper. Some age related creases and wear.
47cm x 42cm.
C1913.
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska was born in 1891 near Orléans, France. He made almost all his work in Britain after leaving Paris in 1911 and settled in London with his partner, the Polish writer Sophie Brzeska, whose surname he added to his own. After an initial struggle for recognition, Gaudier-Brzeska became part of a circle of experimental artists and writers working in Britain. He produced designs for Roger Fry’s Omega Workshops, exhibited with the London Group and became a central figure in the Vorticist group.
Although his artistic career lasted less than five years, it was one of intense energy and experimentation. His works demonstrates a constant impulse to capture movement and life in real time. Without formal artistic training or money to pay for models, he instead turned to the world around him for inspiration. Everything was a potential subject - from friends and family, strangers in the street, performers on the stage to animals at the zoo.
Brzeska died in 1915 on the battlefields of WWI, aged only 23. His work is in the permanent collections of the Tate Gallery, Kettle’s Yard, Museum of Modern Art, the V&A and many more.
Provenance
Victor Waddington (Waddington Galleries, London).
Acquired from above in December, 1966.
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A wonderful energetic portrait drawing by Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891 - 1915).
Pencil on paper. Some age related creases and wear.
47cm x 42cm.
C1913.
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska was born in 1891 near Orléans, France. He made almost all his work in Britain after leaving Paris in 1911 and settled in London with his partner, the Polish writer Sophie Brzeska, whose surname he added to his own. After an initial struggle for recognition, Gaudier-Brzeska became part of a circle of experimental artists and writers working in Britain. He produced designs for Roger Fry’s Omega Workshops, exhibited with the London Group and became a central figure in the Vorticist group.
Although his artistic career lasted less than five years, it was one of intense energy and experimentation. His works demonstrates a constant impulse to capture movement and life in real time. Without formal artistic training or money to pay for models, he instead turned to the world around him for inspiration. Everything was a potential subject - from friends and family, strangers in the street, performers on the stage to animals at the zoo.
Brzeska died in 1915 on the battlefields of WWI, aged only 23. His work is in the permanent collections of the Tate Gallery, Kettle’s Yard, Museum of Modern Art, the V&A and many more.
Provenance
Victor Waddington (Waddington Galleries, London).
Acquired from above in December, 1966.
London collection or worldwide shipping available on all items. Please email beforehand for a quote, or select pick up at checkout.
A wonderful energetic portrait drawing by Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891 - 1915).
Pencil on paper. Some age related creases and wear.
47cm x 42cm.
C1913.
Henri Gaudier-Brzeska was born in 1891 near Orléans, France. He made almost all his work in Britain after leaving Paris in 1911 and settled in London with his partner, the Polish writer Sophie Brzeska, whose surname he added to his own. After an initial struggle for recognition, Gaudier-Brzeska became part of a circle of experimental artists and writers working in Britain. He produced designs for Roger Fry’s Omega Workshops, exhibited with the London Group and became a central figure in the Vorticist group.
Although his artistic career lasted less than five years, it was one of intense energy and experimentation. His works demonstrates a constant impulse to capture movement and life in real time. Without formal artistic training or money to pay for models, he instead turned to the world around him for inspiration. Everything was a potential subject - from friends and family, strangers in the street, performers on the stage to animals at the zoo.
Brzeska died in 1915 on the battlefields of WWI, aged only 23. His work is in the permanent collections of the Tate Gallery, Kettle’s Yard, Museum of Modern Art, the V&A and many more.
Provenance
Victor Waddington (Waddington Galleries, London).
Acquired from above in December, 1966.
London collection or worldwide shipping available on all items. Please email beforehand for a quote, or select pick up at checkout.