'Dancer (Staccato)' by Israel Isaac (Lippy) Lipschitz

General

Object Auto ID

11119

Alternate Codes

objectautoid_sahrisv1_14611

Common Name

'Dancer (Staccato)' by Israel Isaac (Lippy) Lipschitz

Classified Name

Wooden teak sculpture

Quantity

1.00

Object Description

Dancer (Staccato) is a carved, teak wood sculpture by the South African artist Israel Isaac (Lippy) Lipschitz. The sculpture is signed and dated 'LIPPY 1928' to the base. The dimensions are 42 x 4 x 4.5cm (16 9/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 3/4in) excluding the base.

Provenance

Collection of Dr. Charles Shapiro, Cape Town

Description

Material Types

Teak

Technique Types

Carving

Colours

Brown

Distinguishing Features

The carved wooden sculpture is made of teak wood, depicts a dancing figure in an abstract manner. The figure stands atop two bases, one of the same teak wood, and one larger and square beneath this.
The sculpture is signed and dated 'LIPPY 1928' to the lower base and has been exhibited on two occasions:
Ashbey's Galleries, Cape Town, March, 1934, no. 38
Argus Gallery, Cape Town, March 1944, no. 45.
This sculpture appears in A.A. Balkema's Catalogue Raisonne one Lipshitz, p. 56 no. 21.

Inscriptions

The sculpture is signed and dated 'LIPPY 1928' to the lower base.

Measurement Type	Unit	Value
Width	cm	4.00	View
Height	cm	42.00	View
Depth		4.50	View

History

Object Age

1928

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