Elie Nadelman Androgynous Head, Filet and Bow circa 1915
Elie Nadelman Duck 1932-1936
Elie Nadelman Girl with Poodle
Elie Nadelman Head circa 1906
Elie Nadelman Untitled (Couple) circa 1917-1919
Biography
1882
Born: in Warsaw, Poland
1887
Attended Warsaw's Gymnasium and High School of Liberal Arts, Warsaw, Poland
1899
Briefly attended Warsaw Art Academy, Warsaw, Poland
1900
Volunteered for the Imperial Russian Army as an officer candidate
1901
Returned to Warsaw Art Academy for one year, Warsaw, Poland
1904 - 1914
Lived in Paris, France
1946
Died: in Riverdale, NY
Exhibitions
2009
The Platonic Ideal, Forum Gallery Inc, New York, NY Put it on Paper, Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, NY
2003
Elie Nadelman (1882-1946): Prints and Drawings, Zabriskie Gallery, New York, NY (solo) Elie Nadelman: Sculptor of Modern Life, The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY (solo)
2001
Elie Nadelman: Classical Folk, McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX (solo)
1975
Retrospective, The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY (solo)
1946
Retrospective, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY (solo)
1930
Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris, France (solo)
1927
M. Knoedler & Co., New York, NY (solo)
1919
M. Knoedler & Co., New York, NY
1917
Scott & Fowles, New York, NY
1915
Stieglitz's Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
1913
The Armory Show, New York, NY
1911
Paterson's Gallery, London, UK (solo)
1909
Galerie Druet, Paris, France (solo)
1905
Salon d'Autonme, Paris, France (solo)
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY The National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, MA Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA The Jewish Museum, New York, NY Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
Literature
2003
Haskell, Barbara. Elie Nadelman: Sculptor of Modern Life. New York, NY: Whitney Museum of American Art, 2003 (catalogue)
1948
Kirstein, Lincoln. The Sculpture of Elie Nadelman. New York, NY: The Museum of Modern Art, 1948 (catalogue)
