Petite Venus, 1936

Small Venus

ArtistJulio González, Barcelona 1876–1942 Arcueil

MediumBronze

(H x W x D)33 × 8,5 × 8 cm

Status

on display, room 025

About the workJulio González was one of the first sculptors to make works from iron using welding equipment. He wrote: “To create and draw in space with the help of new tools, to utilise this space and to work with it as if it were a recently acquired material – this is the aim of all my endeavours.” The figure of Venus offered him a starting point for exploring the relationship between object and space. With his sculptures, González straddled the border between the representation of reality and abstraction.

AccessionPermanent loan from private ownership 2019

Inventory number0.BL.Bronner.2

Abstraction

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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