A Pioneer ofModern Sculpture JOSEPH CSAKY A PioneerofModern Sculpture EdithBalas JosephCsaky(1888-1971),aneglected pioneerofearlyModernism,wasanativeof Hungarywhobecameadedicatedmemberof dieParisianavant-garde.Helivedandworiced indiefamous"LaRuche"enclaveof hfontpamasse,tookpartinthe1912Section d'OrExhibition,consideredbymanytomark thehighpointoftheCubistmovement.He wasanintimatefriendo{suchinnovativegiants asPica^o,Braque,andX^er.Oneofthefirst artiststoapplyCubistprinciplestosculpture, heproducedasubstantialbodyofwork comparableinqualitytothatofBrancusiand Atchipenko;yethespentdielastthirtyyearsof hislifeinobscurityandwasvirtuaitydestitute athisdeath.Dr.Balas'sgroundbreakingstudy, thefirstftiU-lengthmonographonCsdkyto appearinEnglish,includesadetaileddiscussion ofhiscareer,overonehundredillustrationsof hismajorsculpture,andatranslationofthe artistsautobic^raphythatprovidesawealthof newinformationabouttheearlyParisianavant- gaide.ReaderswilldiscoverinCsilqranartist ofcareskillandinventionwhoremained faithfultohisidealsandusedthemtocreatean arcof^eacbeau^andaq>ression. JosephCsaky APioneerofModemSculpture Thls One KBC9-7S1-NWXB JosephCsakyinhisstudioaround1930(withrelief).Photo,ErvinM courtesyMme.MarthaMarton,LosAngeles. JOSEPH CSAKY A PIONEER OF MODERN SCULPTURE Edith Balas AmericanPhilosophicalSociety IndependenceSquare m Philadelphia 1998 Gopyrightadmaterial ( Memoirs AmericanPMosophkdSociety HddatPhaaddphki ForPtonu^mgVsefdKnowkdgs Volume230 Copyrii^O1998 bytheAmericanPhilosc^hicalSocietyforitsMemoirsseries,Volume330. Jacketillustration: FRONTCOVERJosephCsakyinhisstudiocirca1930. Photo:ErvinMarton,Paris Courtesy:MadameMarthaMarton,LosAngeles BACKCOVERJoscphCsaky.AbstractFigure,1919,gildedbronze. GalerieVallois,Paris. Photo,courtesy:VilledeTroyes. Bookandjacketdesign:GaryG.Gore ISBN:o-87169-230-9 USISSN:0065-9738 7bEgon myhu^xmd widilovecmdgratitude 1 CONTENTS listofIllustrations ix Preface xv AchioiMigmen& xvii Introduction i CsakyasaPioneerofCubism 7 Csaky'sFirstCubistSculptures 15 Csaky'sSculpturesafterWorldWar1 27 Csaky'sReliefsfrom1920 41 CsakyasArtisan 47 TheTowerFiguresof1920 5 LaterCubistHeads 69 TheTwoRecliningWomen(1935-1938) 83 AnimalSculptures 87 YoungFigures 97 RecliningWomen 102 MotherandChild 108 PortraitSculpture 114 BiblicalandOtherSubjects 119 GraphicWorks 119 Conclusion 138 ImportantExhibitions 142 SelectedBibliography 144 Appendices At^>endixA. AutobiographyandOtherThings,byJozsefCs^y. TranslatedbyAnnaFenyvesi 153 AppexuiixB. MemoirsfromtheGreatDecadeofModemArt,1904-1914, byJ6zsefCsaky.TranslatedbyAnnaFenyvesi 162 vii Copyrighledmaterial