Samuel Lipszyc
Samuel Lipszyc (* 1880 in Pabianice , Congress Poland , Russian Empire ; † 1943 in Auschwitz concentration camp in the part of Poland annexed by the German Reich ) was a Polish sculptor .
Life
Lipszyc grew up in Łódź and moved to Paris at the turn of the century , where he lived and completed his studies in the La Ruche artist colony .
Here he initially turned to ivory carving and marble sculpture, with which he soon became famous. In 1912 he brought his 14-year-old brother Morice Lipsi to Paris and instructed him in ivory carving.
Lipszyc worked with bronze, ivory, onyx and exotic woods. He also created furniture with decorative inlays made of ivory. In the Art Deco period he made chryselephantine statuettes , which often depicted dancers.
During the German occupation of France in World War II , Lipszyc was brought to the Auschwitz concentration camp and murdered there in 1943.
Works (selection)
- Danseuse à la perruche
- Danseuse à l'oiseau
- Danseuse à la roue
- Danseuse au tambourine
- Danseuse au serpent
- La fiancée
- Susanna
- Femme debout, mains derriere le dos
- L'Offrande
- Le Promeneur
literature
- Alberto Shayo : Statuettes art deco period. Antique Collectors Club Art Books, 2016. ISBN 1-85149-824-9 . P. 162.
- Victor Arwas : Art deco sculpture. Academy Editions, 1992. p. 240.
Web links
- Samuel Lipchytz (Polish, 1880-1943). In: artnet , with pictures of Lipszyc's work.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lipszyc, Samuel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lipchytz, Samuel; Lipazig, Samuel; Lipchitz, Samuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1880 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pabianice , Congress Poland , Russian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1943 |
| Place of death | Auschwitz concentration camp |