William Zorach

Alt text: Marble carving of a reclining nude woman

Alt text: Marble carving of a reclining nude woman, signature detail

William Zorach (American, 1887-1966)
The Dream, 1949
Pink Tennessee marble
9 H. x 12 W. x 5 ¼ D. inches
Signed twice, carved into stone: right base Zorach / rear base Zorach
Signed underneath in red crayon or marker: William Zorach
Bears Zabriskie Gallery label underneath

Alt text: Bronze sculpture of a girl with crossed arms, frontal view

Alt text: Bronze sculpture of a girl with crossed arms, angled view

Alt text: Bronze sculpture of a girl with crossed arms, side view

Alt text: Bronze sculpture of a girl with crossed arms, rear view

Alt text: Underside of sculpture with label reading

William Zorach
American, 1887 – 1966
Dahlov with crossed arms (Artist Daughter), c. 1926
Bronze, brown patina
11 H. inches
Signed: Zorach 3/12
Mounted on Black Marble Base

Alt text: Bronze sculpture of a frog, signature detail

Alt text: Bronze sculpture of a frog, underside

William Zorach (American, 1887-1966)
Frog, c. 1958
Bronze, 10 H. x 6 W. x 8 ½ D. inches
Inscribed with the artist’s signature and copyright and numbered 2/6, stamped, at the edge

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Alt text: Bronze sculpture of a girl and cat

William Zorach
American, 1887 – 1966
Girl With Cat, 1927
Bronze, brown and green patina
17 ¼ H. x 10 ½ W. x 8 D. inches
Signed and dated: WM ZORACH 1927
Edition of six castings

Alt text: Bronze sculpture of a nude dancer kneeling with one leg on the ground, holding a shawl behind her, frontal view

Alt text: Bronze sculpture of a nude dancer kneeling with one leg on the ground, holding a shawl behind her, rear view

Alt text: Bronze sculpture of a nude dancer kneeling with one leg on the ground, holding a shawl behind her, angled view

William Zorach
American, 1887 – 1966
Spirit of the Dance, 1932
Bronze, brown patina with parcel-gilt.
25 1/2 H x 16 3/8W. x 10 ½ D. inches.
Signed on base: Zorach
Edition of 6 casts. Original marble base: 1 1/8 H. inches

Alt text: Bronze sculpture of a girl and her dog

William Zorach
American, 1887 – 1966
Affection, 1933
Bronze, light brown patina
31 ¼ H. x 28 ½ W. x 12 D. inches
Signed and inscribed on base: ZORACH 1933 / 5/6 (edition)
Cast at Roman Bronze Works Foundry, New York, circa 1930’s
Set on period wood base

Artist Description

Zorach Gorfinkel was born in 1889 into a Lithuanian Jewish family in Jurbarkas (Russian: Eurburg) in Lithuania (then a part of the Russian Empire) as the eighth of ten children, Zorach (then his given name) emigrated with his family to the United States in 1894. They settled in Cleveland, Ohio under the name “Finkelstein”. In school, his first name was changed to “William” by a teacher. Zorach stayed in Ohio for almost 15 years pursuing his artistic endeavors. He worked as a lithographer as a teenager and went on to study painting with Henry G. Keller at the Cleveland School of Art from 1905 to 1907. In 1908, Zorach moved to New York in enroll in the National Academy of Design. In 1910, Zorach moved to Paris with Cleveland artist and lithographer, Elmer Brubeck, to continue his artistic training at the La Palette art school.