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Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, artist
English, 1891 - 1915
Equestrienne, circa 1912
Pen and black ink on wove paper
Gift of Charlotte S. Mack 1959.118.1

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Artist Biography: Born Henri Gaudier on 4 October 1891 in St.-Jean-de-Braye, near Orleans, to French/Polish parents.Worked as a sculptor in Paris from 1910, where he met Sophie Brzeska. From 1910 on both he and she used the hyphenated name Gaudier-Brzeska. Moved to London in 1911. Member of the Vorticist group. Enlisted in the French army in 1914 and was killed at Neuville-Saint-Vaast on 5 June 1915. Memorials held in England.

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