Fred Kormis 1897-1986
Adam and Eve, 1986
bronze
(Height): 74 cm
signed Fred (Fritz) Kormis 1986
1987-182
© Fred Kormis estate
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After the war Kormis explored a number of themes including that of Adam and Eve, which he revisited in around 30 figures. One of the earliest was shown at Ben...
After the war Kormis explored a number of themes including that of Adam and Eve, which he revisited in around 30 figures. One of the earliest was shown at Ben Uri in 1951, but this version dates to 1986, the last year of his life.
Exhibitions
1951:Festival of Britain, Anglo-Jewish Exhibition 1851-1951Ben Uri Art Gallery
2006
Jewish Artists in Britain Celebrating the 350
Arts Depot
2009
Homeless & Hidden 2: World Class Collection Homeless & Hidden
Ben Uri Gallery
Literature
Walter Schwabe and Julia Weiner, eds., Jewish Artists: the Ben Uri Collection - Paintings, Drawings, Prints and Sculpture (London: Ben Uri Art Society in association with Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd, 1994), p. 60.Related artworks
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L. Michèle Franklin, Banished, 1985
