Artist
Ossip Zadkine
1888–1967 · Belarusian-French
Ossip Zadkine developed a modern sculptural language from Cubist fragmentation, carved wood and increasingly expressive figures. His postwar monument The Destroyed City became a powerful response to the bombing of Rotterdam.
Sculpture; drawing
Major Works
- 1951–53The Destroyed City →
- 1956Orpheus →
- 1920sWoman with a Fan →
- 1924Musician →
- 1910sTorso →
- 1940sThe Poet →
- 1910sHead →
- 1920sAccordion Player →
- 1950sHuman Forest →
- 1964Van Gogh Monument →
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
