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Insect

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César) César (Baldaccini

"César assembles old pieces of junk scraps, rusted and decayed, to create a new organic image, such as in "Insect." He produces results similar to Germaine Richier, who also worked with deteriorated iron and machine fragments." 19th & 20th century art from collections of alumni & friends : inaugural exhibition, September 11 - November 8, 1970, Elvehjem Art Center (1970), p. 123.
Artist
César) César (Baldaccini
(French, 1921 - 1998)
Title
Insect
Date
1955
Medium
Fabricated, welded, and patinated iron
Dimensions
13 1/2 H in. Overall
Credit
Bequest of Alexander and Henrietta W. Hollaender
Accession No.
1992.213
Classification
Sculpture
Geography
France

Related

1 October 1956, sold by Hanover Gallery (London, England) to Alexander and Henrietta W. Hollaender (Oak Ridge, TN); 1987, deposited on long-term loan to Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]; 1992, bequeathed to Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Elvehjem Art Center. "Inaugural Exhibition: 19th & 20th Century Art from Collections of Alumni & Friends." Madison, WI: Regents of the University of Wisconsin, 1970. p. 123, no. 156

  • Inaugural Exhibition: 19th & 20th Cen. Art from Collection of Alumni & Friends: Elvehjem Art Center, 9/11/1970–11/8/1970

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