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Rescue of the Child (Maquette No. 3)

Object Details

Artist
Jacques Lipchitz, American, b. Druskieniki, Lithuania, 1891–1973
Date
(1933)
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
11 1/8 X 9 3/8 X 6 1/4 IN. (28.2 X 24.0 X 16.0 CM.) INCL. MARBLE BASE: 3/4 X 8 7/8 X 6 3/6 IN. (1.9 X 22.5 X 16.5 CM.)
Collection Object Type
Sculpture
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Accession Number
66.3096

The Artist
Mme. Salzman, Paris
Galerie de la Varenne
Harold Diamond, New York, to 24 January 1959
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 24 January 1959-17 May 1966
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
TEMPLE EMANU EL, Houston, Texas. "Festival of the Bible in the Arts," 23 January-9 February 1964, no. 62.
SCULPTURE ARCHIVES GALLERY, Albert and Vera List Visual Arts Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Jacques Lipchitz: Sculptor and Collector," 1 March-3 June 1985, cat. no. 6, ill. on brochure.

Signature
Incised On Base UL: J.L....; Stamped On Base UL: J.L.
Inscriptions
Incised On Base, UL: J.L. 3/7

Museum
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Alternate Title
Study For "Jacob Wrestling With The Angel"
Edition

3/7

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