Sculpture
[1921]

Sculpture
[1921]
"An architectural form capable of conjugating the values of technology and the life force of primitive art." (Herbin)
From 1918 to 1921, encouraged by Léonce Rosenberg, his art dealer, Auguste Herbin engaged with geometric abstract art with radically new works made of sculpted wood. Monumental and oriental in character, its polychrome woods bring together painting and architecture.
ln this two-faced sculpture inspired by Tlaloc, the pre-Columbian Mexican rain god, the dialogue between cylinders, parallelograms, cross and diamond shapes, acts as "equivalents of the spiritual dimension of modernity".
Domain | Sculpture |
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Techniques | Bois polychromé |
Dimensions | 46 x 28,8 x 29 cm |
Acquisition | Achat, 1978 |
Inventory no. | AM 1978-21 |
Detailed description
Artist |
Auguste Herbin
(1882, France - 1960, France) |
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Main title | Sculpture |
Creation date | [1921] |
Domain | Sculpture |
Techniques | Bois polychromé |
Dimensions | 46 x 28,8 x 29 cm |
Acquisition | Achat, 1978 |
Collection area | Arts Plastiques - Moderne |
Inventory no. | AM 1978-21 |