Bust
Bronze bust of Ignacy Jan Paderewski by Alfred Gilbert, 1891
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Bronze bust of Paderewski by Sir Alfred Gilbert |
| Physical description | Bronze bust of Ignacy Jan Paderewski by Alfred Gilbert, 1891 |
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| Gallery label | Alfred Gilbert (1854–1934)
Portrait of Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860–1941)
1891, cast in 1934
Gilbert was one of the so-called New Sculptors who led a revival of British sculpture in the 1880s. This work portrays Ignacy Jan Paderewski, the celebrated Polish pianist who later became Prime Minister of Poland. Gilbert completed the model for the cast in two hours, while Paderewski played the piano in his studio. The plaster was not cast into bronze until 1934, suggesting that Gilbert considered it unfinished.
London
Bronze(2021) |
| Credit line | Lent by Tate Presented by the Trustees of the Chantrey Bequest in 1934 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | LOAN:TATE.155-2006 |
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| Record created | July 9, 2012 |
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