Henri Gaudier-Brzeska
Idiot: Self Portrait


Artwork Detail
During Henri Gaudier-Brzeska’s lifetime, this satirical self-portrait was exhibited as 'Portrait of a Jew', although popularly known as 'The Idiot', inspired by his partner’s constant use of the term. The highly expressive, contorted features echo the artist’s declared belief that ‘the modern sculptor is a man who works with instinct as his inspiring force. His work is emotional…what he feels he does so intensely and his work is nothing more nor less than the abstraction of this intense feeling.’
- Title
- Idiot: Self Portrait
- Artist/creator
- Production date
- 1912
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- 178 mm
- Credit line
- Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1956
- Accession no
- 1956/33
- Copyright
- No known copyright restrictions
- Department
- International Art
- Display status
- Not on display
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