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Jacques Lipchitz — Sacrifice of Isaac
Jacques Lipchitz

Sacrifice of Isaac

Jacques Lipchitz's "Sacrifice of Isaac" is a lithograph that depicts the biblical narrative through the artist's characteristic cubist vocabulary of fragmented and interlocking forms. The work translates the dramatic moment of divine intervention into an abstracted composition where figural elements remain discernible despite their geometric deconstruction. Lipchitz, a pioneer of cubist sculpture who frequently explored religious and mythological themes, employs the lithographic medium to convey both the spiritual weight and formal complexity of this Old Testament subject.

Medium
Lithograph

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March Modern & Contemporary Art

March 25, 2026

Lot 122

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Jacques Lipchitz, Sacrifice of Isaac

Jacques Lipchitz's "Sacrifice of Isaac" is a lithograph that depicts the biblical narrative through the artist's characteristic cubist vocabulary of fragmented and interlocking forms. The work translates the dramatic moment of divine intervention into an abstracted composition where figural elements remain discernible despite their geometric deconstruction. Lipchitz, a pioneer of cubist sculpture who frequently explored religious and mythological themes, employs the lithographic medium to convey both the spiritual weight and formal complexity of this Old Testament subject.

Medium
Lithograph
Seen at
RoGallery, Long Island City, NY

Related themes

20th Century, Cubism, Figurative Abstraction, Bronze Sculpture, Modernist interpretation, French Artist, Religious Subject Matter, Dramatic Tension, Three Dimensional Form, Biblical Narrative

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