Maria de la O
Miguel Berrocal (Algaidas/Andalusien 1933 - Antequera/Spanien 2006)
Lot-No. 322
Proceeds : 10.100 €
1962/64. Bronze, polished. Bottom stamped artists signature 'berrocal', num. Ex. '178/200'. 15 x 10,5 x 7 cm. - Provenance: Collection F.C. Gundlach, Hamburg. - Spanish sculptor. B. began studying architecture in Madrid in 1949 but also painting and sculpting. After meeting Giacometti and Chillida in Paris he definitely turned to sculpture. Since the late 1950s he began creating the typical dismountable figures. He exhibited among others at the Documenta 1964 and received many awards. In 1966 he was lecturer at the Hamburg Hochschule für Bildende Künste. Mus.: New York (MoMA). Lit.: AKL.
Miguel Berrocal: Maria de la O
Miguel Berrocal (Algaidas/Andalusien 1933 - Antequera/Spanien 2006)
Maria de la O
Lot-No. 322
Proceeds : 10.100 €
1962/64. Bronze, polished. Bottom stamped artists signature 'berrocal', num. Ex. '178/200'. 15 x 10,5 x 7 cm. - Provenance: Collection F.C. Gundlach, Hamburg. - Spanish sculptor. B. began studying architecture in Madrid in 1949 but also painting and sculpting. After meeting Giacometti and Chillida in Paris he definitely turned to sculpture. Since the late 1950s he began creating the typical dismountable figures. He exhibited among others at the Documenta 1964 and received many awards. In 1966 he was lecturer at the Hamburg Hochschule für Bildende Künste. Mus.: New York (MoMA). Lit.: AKL.
