Groupe De Femmes
''Groupe de femmes'', also called ''Groupe de trois femmes'', or ''Groupe de trois personnages'', is an early Cubist sculpture created by the Hungarian avant-garde, sculptor, and graphic artist Joseph Csaky (1888–1971). This sculpture formerly known from a black and white photograph (Galerie René Reichard) had been erroneously entitled ''Deux Femmes (Two Women)'', as the image captured on an angle showed only two figures. An additional photograph found in the Csaky family archives shows a frontal view of the work, revealing three figures rather than two. Csaky's sculpture was exhibited at the 1912 Salon d'Automne, and the 1913 Salon des Indépendants, Paris. A photograph taken of Salle XI ''in sitiu'' at the 1912 Salon d'Automne and published in ''L'Illustration'', 12 October 1912, p. 47, shows ''Groupe de femmes'' exhibited alongside the works of Jean Metzinger, František Kupka, Francis Picabia, Amedeo Modigliani and Henri Le Fauconnier. At the 1913 Salon des Indép ...
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Joseph Csaky
Joseph Csaky (also written Josef Csàky, Csáky József, József Csáky and Joseph Alexandre Czaky) (18 March 1888 – 1 May 1971) was a Hungarian avant-garde artist, sculptor, and graphic arts, graphic artist, best known for his early participation in the Cubism, Cubist movement as a Cubist sculpture, sculptor. Csaky was one of the first sculptors in Paris to apply the principles of pictorial Cubism to his art. A pioneer of modern sculpture,Edith Balas, 1998, ''Joseph Csaky: A Pioneer of Modern Sculpture''
Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society Csaky is among the most important sculptors of the early 20th century.
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