Wrestlers
Print
ca. 1914 (printed)
ca. 1914 (printed)
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This is the only linocut produced by the sculptor Henri Gaudier-Brzeska. He was among the first to experiment with linoleum in place of wood as a relief printing technique. The medium was subsequently taken up for subjects that conveyed the vitality of the modern world. Gaudier-Brzeska was part of the Vorticist Movement, a British art movement which aimed to revitalise British art and reject the aesthetics of the Victorian age. He was one of the earliest abstract sculptors and his work also shows the influence of non-Western art.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Wrestlers (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Linocut |
| Brief description | Proof of lino-cut by Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, entitled 'Wrestlers,' London, ca. 1914. |
| Physical description | Landscape format proof of a lino-cut depicting 2 wrestlers. Inscribed in ink 'H Brodzky, imp. 16/50.' |
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| Marks and inscriptions | H Brodzky, imp. 16/50 |
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| Credit line | Given by Horace Brodzky |
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| Summary | This is the only linocut produced by the sculptor Henri Gaudier-Brzeska. He was among the first to experiment with linoleum in place of wood as a relief printing technique. The medium was subsequently taken up for subjects that conveyed the vitality of the modern world. Gaudier-Brzeska was part of the Vorticist Movement, a British art movement which aimed to revitalise British art and reject the aesthetics of the Victorian age. He was one of the earliest abstract sculptors and his work also shows the influence of non-Western art. |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings Accessions 1934 London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1935 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.3210-1934 |
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| Record created | March 13, 2003 |
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