Gaudier-Brzeska: Disputing the Earth

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THIS EXHIBITION HAS NOW CLOSED

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

Book online today and save over £1 on adult admission tickets. PLEASE NOTE: by purchasing a ticket to this exhibition you also receive entry to RWA Sculpture Open Exhibition and The RWA Sculpture Lab. 

Purchasing a Gift Aid ticket will enable us to claim an extra 25p of Gift Aid for every £1 you donate. With your support, people of all ages can be inspired by our exhibitions and creative activities. To enable us to claim Gift Aid, please give your full name, first line of address and postcode at the checkout. By purchasing this ticket you agree that you have read our Gift Aid Declaration.

About Gaudier-Brzeska: Disputing the Earth

‘Early stone-age man disputed the earth with animals’  - Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, 1914

In his short life, French artist Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915) created an astonishing range of animal-inspired artworks. Gaudier-Brzeska: Disputing the Earth pays new attention to Gaudier’s versatility as an animal artist and the special significance that the animal kingdom held for him.

Including works as varied as wallpaper designs, sculptures and sketches, the show will be grouped according to the places where Gaudier found his subjects – zoo, park, wilderness. Placed alongside one another, this incredible collection of artworks will demonstrate Gaudier's extraordinary stylistic variety, and the extent to which his abstract work was rooted in the observation of nature. 

Gaudier-Brzeska has a special connection to Bristol and the region. He spent two years in the south west, sketching around the city and at Bristol Zoo, whilst studying at the Merchant Venturers’ Technical College, then based at the RWA.

This exhibition brings Gaudier-Brzeska's sculptures and drawings back to Bristol, a century after he first explored the city, and establishes his significance as an animal artist. 

Gaudier-Brzeska: Disputing the Earth is supported by

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915), Sleeping Fawn, 1913 (posthumous cast), painted plaster, 11.4 x 25.4 x 21.6cm. Tate: Transferred from the Victoria & Albert Museum 1983. Image © Tate, London 2019

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska (1891-1915), Crouching Fawn, 1914, painted plaster, 10 × 12 × 5 (254 × 305 × 127) . Tate: Transferred from the Victoria & Albert Museum 1983. Image © Tate, London 2019

Opening times

This ticket may be redeemed any day that we are open within the exhibition dates (16 March-2 June).

Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5.30pm
Sunday 11am-5pm
CLOSED Mondays
Last admission 30 minutes before closing. The RWA occasionally closes early for special events. Please call ahead or check the website for details.

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