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Sorel Etrog — Homage to Nijinsky
Sorel Etrog

Homage to Nijinsky

A powerful bronze sculpture rendered in rich black patina, *Homage to Nijinsky* by Sorel Etrog captures the dynamic energy and expressive movement of the legendary dancer Vaslav Nijinsky. Etrog's signature visual language of interlocking, segmented forms evokes both the mechanical and the organic, suggesting the tension between discipline and liberation that defined Nijinsky's revolutionary performances. The deep, lustrous patina enhances the work's dramatic presence, lending it a timeless, monumental quality.

Medium
bronze with black patina

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

November 12, 2013

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Sorel Etrog, Homage to Nijinsky

A powerful bronze sculpture rendered in rich black patina, *Homage to Nijinsky* by Sorel Etrog captures the dynamic energy and expressive movement of the legendary dancer Vaslav Nijinsky. Etrog's signature visual language of interlocking, segmented forms evokes both the mechanical and the organic, suggesting the tension between discipline and liberation that defined Nijinsky's revolutionary performances. The deep, lustrous patina enhances the work's dramatic presence, lending it a timeless, monumental quality.

Medium
bronze with black patina
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Bronze, Canadian, Dynamic, Figure, Sculptural, Expressive, Modernism, Black, Mid-Century, Abstract

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