Mother and Child

Mother and Child became a recurring motif in Etrog’s work throughout the years, symbolizing the close relationship he had with his mother. Here the strong bond between a mother and her child is expressed in Etrog’s biomorphic style, which combines the organic with abstraction.

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The famed American collector Joseph Hirshhorn visited an Etrog exhibition at Walter Moos’ Toronto Gallery in 1961 and bought eight works on the spot. He later bought additional pieces, among them Mother and Child. These works are today at the Hirshhorn Museum at Washington D.C.

Mother and Child, 1962-1964

Bronze