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Sherrie Levine — L’Enfant Juif
Sherrie Levine

L’Enfant Juif

2006

Sherrie Levine's *L'Enfant Juif* is a two-part bronze sculpture that continues the artist's longstanding investigation into appropriation, authorship, and cultural memory. The work's title, French for "The Jewish Child," evokes charged historical and emotional resonances, layering identity and collective trauma onto the cool, austere materiality of cast bronze. Levine's characteristic strategy of reframing existing images and objects invites the viewer to question originality and ownership while confronting the weight of history embedded in the piece.

Medium
bronze, in 2 parts

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

March 9, 2018

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Sherrie Levine, L’Enfant Juif, 2006

Sherrie Levine's *L'Enfant Juif* is a two-part bronze sculpture that continues the artist's longstanding investigation into appropriation, authorship, and cultural memory. The work's title, French for "The Jewish Child," evokes charged historical and emotional resonances, layering identity and collective trauma onto the cool, austere materiality of cast bronze. Levine's characteristic strategy of reframing existing images and objects invites the viewer to question originality and ownership while confronting the weight of history embedded in the piece.

Medium
bronze, in 2 parts
Year
2006
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Postmodern Art, Figurative Sculpture, Postmodern Artist, Bronze, Two-Part Sculpture, Bronze Sculpture, Sculpture, Conceptual Art, Contemporary Artist, Appropriation Art, American Artist, Three Dimensional Work, Figurative Subject, Contemporary Art, Neutral Tones, Female Artist, Somber Mood, Two-Part Work

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