Comments on: “A Clear-Eyed Working Sculptor”: Nathaniel Kaz, 1917-2010 http://www.artcritical.com/2011/04/17/nathaniel-kaz/ Tue, 14 May 2013 17:47:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Sara Dustin http://www.artcritical.com/2011/04/17/nathaniel-kaz/comment-page-1/#comment-9192 Sara Dustin Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:51:35 +0000 http://artcritical.com/?p=15578#comment-9192 I have recently come into possession of a most skillful and evocative etching titled "The Beauty and the Beast plus Me," signed in the plate "Kaz 77/ Retrasatra Italy." the "77" surmounted by a star like figure. The major subject matter is an elongated, highly civilized but extraordinarily well hung nude man wearing glasses,reaching up on tip toe with his left hand to support the arm of a beautiful, full breasted nude women floating above while attempting to fend off a furry, pan-like demon, also floating above him, with his right. The demon has his right arm wrapped around the beautiful young woman and is squeezing her right nipple, apparently much to her pleasure. All this is taking place against a background which appears to be a reference to the 19th century French painting, "The Gleaners"----except that far across the wheat fields on the horizon the low lying French village with the spire of the village church has been replace by an Italian hill town surrounded by the ruins of Roman aqueducts. Under the etching, in what I take to be the artist's own hand writing, is the letters AP (artist's proof?) the title, a dedication "to my dear new friend Micheal Irwin Rosen on his birthday/ May 9th, 1965" and a second hand-written "Kaz 77" signature. My question---does anyone know if this is a study for one of Nathaniel Kaz's sculptures, or an independent work, or not his at all? And who is Micheal Irwin Rosen? The piece has produced long enjoyable conversations on its meaning for me and my friends. I have recently come into possession of a most skillful and evocative etching titled “The Beauty and the Beast plus Me,” signed in the plate “Kaz 77/ Retrasatra Italy.” the “77″ surmounted by a star like figure. The major subject matter is an elongated, highly civilized but extraordinarily well hung nude man wearing glasses,reaching up on tip toe with his left hand to support the arm of a beautiful, full breasted nude women floating above while attempting to fend off a furry, pan-like demon, also floating above him, with his right. The demon has his right arm wrapped around the beautiful young woman and is squeezing her right nipple, apparently much to her pleasure. All this is taking place against a background which appears to be a reference to the 19th century French painting, “The Gleaners”—-except that far across the wheat fields on the horizon the low lying French village with the spire of the village church has been replace by an Italian hill town surrounded by the ruins of Roman aqueducts. Under the etching, in what I take to be the artist’s own hand writing, is the letters AP (artist’s proof?) the title, a dedication “to my dear new friend Micheal Irwin Rosen on his birthday/ May 9th, 1965″ and a second hand-written “Kaz 77″ signature.

My question—does anyone know if this is a study for one of Nathaniel Kaz’s sculptures, or an independent work, or not his at all? And who is Micheal Irwin Rosen? The piece has produced long enjoyable conversations on its meaning for me and my friends.

]]> By: JEAN SIEGEL http://www.artcritical.com/2011/04/17/nathaniel-kaz/comment-page-1/#comment-9010 JEAN SIEGEL Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:19:57 +0000 http://artcritical.com/?p=15578#comment-9010 I HAVE ONE OF THE SMALL HEAD PIECES IN BRONZE. HE MUST HAVE KNOWN MY MOM, PERHAPS FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO.MOM PASSED AWAY AT AGE 81 IN 2008. I ASSUME HE ATTENDED THERE? I BELIEVE THE HEAD PIECE WAS MADE IN 1945. JEAN ( KWESKIN ) SIEGEL I HAVE ONE OF THE SMALL HEAD PIECES IN BRONZE. HE MUST HAVE KNOWN MY MOM, PERHAPS FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO.MOM PASSED AWAY AT AGE 81 IN 2008. I ASSUME HE ATTENDED THERE? I BELIEVE THE HEAD PIECE WAS MADE IN 1945.

JEAN ( KWESKIN ) SIEGEL

]]> By: naomi gaskin http://www.artcritical.com/2011/04/17/nathaniel-kaz/comment-page-1/#comment-5175 naomi gaskin Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:55:39 +0000 http://artcritical.com/?p=15578#comment-5175 I do appreciate this tribute to my father Nathaniel Kaz. I do appreciate this tribute to my father Nathaniel Kaz.

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