Joseph Csáky A Pioneer of Modern Sculpture

257 Pages·8.8 MB·English

by  Edith Balas

A Pioneer ofModern Sculpture
JOSEPH CSAKY
A PioneerofModern Sculpture
EdithBalas
JosephCsaky(1888-1971),aneglected
pioneerofearlyModernism,wasanativeof
Hungarywhobecameadedicatedmemberof
dieParisianavant-garde.Helivedandworiced
indiefamous"LaRuche"enclaveof
hfontpamasse,tookpartinthe1912Section
d'OrExhibition,consideredbymanytomark
thehighpointoftheCubistmovement.He
wasanintimatefriendo{suchinnovativegiants
asPica^o,Braque,andX^er.Oneofthefirst
artiststoapplyCubistprinciplestosculpture,
heproducedasubstantialbodyofwork
comparableinqualitytothatofBrancusiand
Atchipenko;yethespentdielastthirtyyearsof
hislifeinobscurityandwasvirtuaitydestitute
athisdeath.Dr.Balas'sgroundbreakingstudy,
thefirstftiU-lengthmonographonCsdkyto
appearinEnglish,includesadetaileddiscussion
ofhiscareer,overonehundredillustrationsof
hismajorsculpture,andatranslationofthe
artistsautobic^raphythatprovidesawealthof
newinformationabouttheearlyParisianavant-
gaide.ReaderswilldiscoverinCsilqranartist
ofcareskillandinventionwhoremained
faithfultohisidealsandusedthemtocreatean
arcof^eacbeau^andaq>ression.

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JOSEPH CSAKY
A PIONEER OF MODERN SCULPTURE
Edith Balas
AmericanPhilosophicalSociety
IndependenceSquare m Philadelphia
1998
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FRONTCOVERJosephCsakyinhisstudiocirca1930.
Photo:ErvinMarton,Paris
Courtesy:MadameMarthaMarton,LosAngeles
BACKCOVERJoscphCsaky.AbstractFigure,1919,gildedbronze.
GalerieVallois,Paris.
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CONTENTS
listofIllustrations ix
Preface xv
AchioiMigmen& xvii
Introduction i
CsakyasaPioneerofCubism 7
Csaky'sFirstCubistSculptures 15
Csaky'sSculpturesafterWorldWar1 27
Csaky'sReliefsfrom1920 41
CsakyasArtisan 47
TheTowerFiguresof1920 5
LaterCubistHeads 69
TheTwoRecliningWomen(1935-1938) 83
AnimalSculptures 87
YoungFigures 97
RecliningWomen 102
MotherandChild 108
PortraitSculpture 114
BiblicalandOtherSubjects 119
GraphicWorks 119
Conclusion 138
ImportantExhibitions 142
SelectedBibliography 144
Appendices
At^>endixA. AutobiographyandOtherThings,byJozsefCs^y.
TranslatedbyAnnaFenyvesi 153
AppexuiixB. MemoirsfromtheGreatDecadeofModemArt,1904-1914,
byJ6zsefCsaky.TranslatedbyAnnaFenyvesi 162
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