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William Zorach Decorative Objects

American, 1887-1966
Born in 1887, by 1930, he was one of America’s premier 20th century sculptors and was honored with multiple commissions and exhibitions including at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Dallas Museum of Fine Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and numerous others. He studied in New York City at the National Academy of Design and also in Paris under the mentoring of Jacques-Emile Blanche. It was in Paris in the first decade of the 20th century where Zorach’s path crossed with Marguerite, his soon to be wife. Both Marguerite and William were both represented in the landmark Armory Show of 1913. William continued to paint for the next two decades, but increasingly experimenting with sculpture. By the mid 20’s he was carving significant works in marble and stone. By the early 30’s, he abandoned painting entirely in favor of a new art form, sculpture. I t was in sculpture that Zorach found his true voice as an artist and achieved considerable success. “Sculpture, direct carving, was an expanding universe, a liberation and a natural form of expression to me.” Zorach stated. Museum Collections: Amon Carter Museum of American Art Arizona State University Art Museum Boca Raton Museum of Art Butler Institute of American Art Cleveland Artists Foundation Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Cornish Colony Museum Dallas Museum of Art Delaware Art Museum Edwin a Ulrich Museum of Art Farnsworth Art Museum Flint Institute of Arts Frederick R Weisman Art Museum Georgia Museum of Art Herbert F Johnson Museum of Art Jack S Blanton Museum of Art LaSalle University Art Museum Los Angeles County Museum of Art Lowe Art Museum Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum Memorial Art Gallery Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC Middlebury College Museum of Art Minneapolis Institute of Arts Mobile Museum of Art Museum of Fine Art-Boston Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Portland Museum of Art Smithsonian Museum of Art The Brooklyn Museum of Art The Canton Museum of Art The Columbus Museum of Art-Ohio The Columbus Museum-Georgia The Cummer Museum Of Art & Gardens The Currier Museum of Art The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art The Newark Museum The Phillips Collection The Phillips Museum of Art The University of Michigan Museum of Art Whitney Museum of American Art Worcester Art Museum Yosemite Museum
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Creator: William Zorach
"Philip Wittenberg", Portrait of Diego Rivera's Attorney re: Rockefeller Mural
"Philip Wittenberg", Portrait of Diego Rivera's Attorney re: Rockefeller Mural

"Philip Wittenberg", Portrait of Diego Rivera's Attorney re: Rockefeller Mural

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Highly significant artistically and historically, this unique bronze portrait by William Zorach captures the spirit and strength of Philip Wittenberg, the New York attorney who couns...

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William Zorach decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.

William Zorach decorative objects are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of stone and are designed with extraordinary care. Many of the original decorative objects by William Zorach were created in the Art Deco style in united states during the 1940s. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider decorative objects by Walter Von Nessen, Waylande Desantis Gregory, and Chase Brass and Copper Company. Prices for William Zorach decorative objects can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,650 and can go as high as $1,650, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,650.