Jacob Wrestling withAngel
1950
Museum of the history of Polish Jews
King David
Part of the collection: Marek Szwarc - Eugenia Markowa. Spaces of Community
Popularization note
A synthetic presentation of a figure composed of round, geometrical forms, sitting on a wooden pedestal. King Solomon, son of king David, the builder of the Temple whose story was recorded in the Book of 1 Kings. Made of steel sheets, rods, wood and glass, the sculpture is a testimony to Szwarc’s experiments with form after World War II. The seemingly random usage of pieces of wood, steel sheet, wire and glass, creates a monumental though disturbing symbolic depiction of king Solomon’s majesty.RP
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Other names
King David
Author / creator
Szwarc, Marek (1892-1958) (rzeźbiarz)
Dimensions
cały obiekt: height: 100 cm, width: 24 cm
Object type
sculpture
Creation time / dating
1955
Creation / finding place
powstanie: Paryż (Francja)
Owner
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Identification number
MPOLIN-M37
Location / status
object is not displayed now
