Boris Lovet-Lorski
Profile of an African Woman —1920s Modernism
1929

Name: Profile of an African Woman —1920s Modernism
Brand: Boris Lovet-Lorski
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About the Item

Boris Lovet-Lorski, Untitled (Profile of an African Woman), lithograph, edition 250, 1929. Signed and numbered 15 in pencil. Number 15 of Volume 2, a series of 10 lithographs published by the artist and printed by Ad. Braun & Co., Paris, 1929. A fine, rich impression, on Montval cream laid paper, with full margins (1 to 2 1/4 inches), in excellent condition. Image size 12 3/8 x 9 3/8 inches; sheet size 15 1/2 x 11 5/8 inches. Archivally matted to museum standards, unframed. ABOUT THE ARTIST Sculptor, graphic artist, and painter, Boris Lovet-Lorski (1894-1973) was born in Lithuania and studied at the Academy of Art in St. Petersburg, Russia, from 1914-1916. He immigrated to Boston in 1920 and later moved to New York City, where he lived for most of his life, with periods in Paris (1926-1932) and Los Angeles (1932-1934). Through his exposure to traditional and modernist international art movements, he developed a unique oeuvre informed by ancient mythology and classical romanticism, the cubist art of Braque and Picasso, and the refined primitivism of Brancusi’s sculpture. His graphic works are distinguished by his idealized, allegorical subjects, rendered in a dramatic, highly stylized, futurist aesthetic. Lovet-Lorski’s sculptures received international acclaim, and by 1929 he was maintaining studios in New York, Rome, and Paris and exhibiting in America, South America, and Europe. He was awarded the French Legion of Honor in 1950. Lovet-Lorski exhibited in numerous one-person shows both abroad and throughout the United States. He was an associate member of the National Academy of Design and a member of the National Sculpture Society and the Salons of Paris. His work is held in the collections of the Luxembourg Museum, Paris; Petit Palais, Paris; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris; British Museum, London; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; San Diego Fine Arts Society; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Seattle Art Museum; San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts; Boston University; and Columbia University.

Creator:

Boris Lovet-Lorski (1894 - 1973, American)

Creation Year:

1929

Dimensions:

Height: 12.38 in (31.45 cm)Width: 9.38 in (23.83 cm)

Medium:

Lithograph

Movement & Style:

American Modern

Period:

1920-1929