Ossip Zadkine was born in Russia. Ossip Zadkine spent most of his career in Paris, except 1940 to 1945, when he lived in New York City during the war years. He was known for his cubist and... Read full biography
Ossip Zadkine was born in Russia. Ossip Zadkine spent most of his career in Paris, except 1940 to 1945, when he lived in New York City during the war years. He was known for his cubist and expressionist sculptures, carved in wood, and he experimented in the use of concavities, meaning "creating... Read full biography
Ossip Zadkine was born in Russia. Ossip Zadkine spent most of his career in Paris, except 1940 to 1945, when he lived in New York City during the war years. He was known for his cubist and expressionist sculptures, carved in wood, and he experimented in the use of concavities, meaning "creating open space with within the space determined by the material." (Gardner 777). He is credited as an important teacher of American direct wood carvers including Israel Levitan, Sidney Geist, Gabriel Kohn,... Read full biography
Ossip Zadkine was born in Russia. Ossip Zadkine spent most of his career in Paris, except 1940 to 1945, when he lived in New York City during the war years. He was known for his cubist and expressionist sculptures, carved in wood, and he experimented in the use of concavities, meaning "creating open space with within the space determined by the material." (Gardner 777). He is credited as an important teacher of American direct wood carvers including Israel Levitan, Sidney Geist, Gabriel Kohn, Hugh Townley, and George Sugarman. Source:. Peter Falk, "Who Was Who in American Art". Helen Gardner, "Art Through the Ages"... Read full biography
Ossip Zadkine was born in Russia. Ossip Zadkine spent most of his career in Paris, except 1940 to 1945, when he lived in New York City during the war years. He was known for his cubist and expressionist sculptures, carved in wood, and he experimented in the use of concavities, meaning "creating open space with within the space determined by the material." (Gardner 777). He is credited as an important teacher of American direct wood carvers including Israel Levitan, Sidney Geist, Gabriel Kohn, Hugh Townley, and George Sugarman. Source:. Peter Falk, "Who Was Who in American Art". Helen Gardner, "Art Through the Ages"... Read full biography
Ossip Zadkine - Artist Info
About Ossip Zadkine: Books
Books & Publications (5)
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Benezit Dictionary of Artists, English Version and Online (Fourteen Volumes)
2006
Benezit, E
0 pages
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Annual Exhibition Record, 1914-68, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Exhibition catalog)