Girl from Crete

Adam Fischer (28 July 1888, Copenhagen – 18 January 1968, Ordrup) was a Danish sculptor, an early contributor of works inspired by Cubism. After attending Vermehren's drawing school until 1908, Fischer studied painting at the Danish Academy (1908–1913) under Viggo Johansen but as a sulptor he was largely self-taught. From 1913 to 1933, he lived in Paris where he crafted statuettes and busts which are among the first examples of Danish sculpture inspired by Cubism. They include Ellen Fischer (walnut, 1917) and Fransk Soldat (limestone, 1918), depicting a soldier with a face made up of two halves, each with its own expression. Another early work which shows his appreciation of the moment is his bronze statuette Fodboldspiller (Football Player, 1915), an unusual subject for sculpture. The figure's head, arms and legs are created in two different positions, rather like a photograph taken by a camera which has moved.亚当·菲舍尔（Adam Fischer，1888年7月28日生于哥本哈根——1968年1月18日卒于奥德鲁普）是丹麦雕塑家，亦是受立体主义（Cubism）启发的早期创作者之一。1908年前，他就读于弗迈伦绘画学校（Vermehren's drawing school），随后于1908年至1913年在丹麦艺术学院（Danish Academy）跟随维戈·约翰森（Viggo Johansen）学习绘画，但在雕塑领域基本属于自学成才。1913年至1933年，他旅居巴黎，创作了诸多雕塑小像与胸像，这些作品是丹麦首批受立体主义影响的雕塑作品之一。其中包括《埃伦·菲舍尔》（Ellen Fischer，胡桃木，1917年）与《法国士兵》（Fransk Soldat，石灰岩，1918年），该作品中的士兵脸部由两个各具独立表情的半面拼接而成。另一幅体现其对当下日常题材敏锐捕捉的早期作品是青铜雕塑《足球运动员》（Fodboldspiller，1915年），这在当时的雕塑创作中属于较为小众的题材。该作品中人物的头部、手臂与腿部采用了两种截然不同的姿态，颇似由移动相机捕捉的动态摄影画面。