Jacques Lipchitz: A Cubist Sculpture on the Theme of the Guitarist
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The theme of a Man with a Guitar, to which he returned several times in his early years in Paris, inspired the Lithuanian-born artist to create a Cubist sculpture. A proof now up for auction is an ideal moment to look back at this artist's pioneering work. Jacques Lipchitz (1891-1973), Man with a Guitar, 1920, terracotta proof, signed with his initials on the base, dated XII-20 and numbered 4/7, h.46.5/18.1 in, base 22.6 x 21.6 cm/8.7 x 8.3 in.Estimate: €380,000/450,000© All rights reserved - Estate of Jacques Lipchitz According to Lipchitz, the memory of a street scene—a sailor playing a guitar in Mallorca—led
