בידספיריט | חנה אורלוף Chana Orloff 1888–1968

חנה אורלוף Chana Orloff 1888–1968 - נערה עם כדור, 1966. ברונזה חתומה וממוספרת מתוך 8 עותקים גובה 88 ס”מ. מתועד בספר מכלול הפסלים של חנה אורלוף. Sculptor Chana Orloff was a part of the avant-garde circle of Montparnasse, the international movement of artists in Paris. After immigrating to Paris from Palestine in 1910, Orloff studied drawing with Professor Bruneau, curator of the Louvre, and art history with Paul Vitry. She exhibited with Henri Matisse, Georges Rouault, and Kees Van Dongen, among others. Orloff became the unofficial portraitist of the Parisian elite; portraiture would be one of her preferred genres, along with bestiary, her oeuvre comprising more than three hundred portraits. She worked in wood, cement, terra cotta, bronze, and stone. Orloff’s sculpture figures are in collections throughout Israel, Europe, and the United States. Her work was acknowledged by the French government, which made her a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor