Abstract sculpture by important American artist James Metcalf

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Abstract sculpture by important American artist James Metcalf

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A beautiful abstract sculpture by the Modernist sculpture James Metcalf Central core of this Abstract torso is a ring sizer.

A biography of the artist follows;
The important American sculptor James Metcalf was born in New York City, in 1925, studied at the Dayton Art Institute, Pennsylvania Academy of Find Art, and in London. He studied ancient Mediterranean metallurgy in Deya, Majorca, where he provided woodblocks for the poet Robert Graves Adam's Rib.

From l956-l967, he worked in Paris in a studio opposite Brancusi's After a major retrospective at Bellas Artes in Mexico City, Metcalf investigated the surviving copper technique of Santa Clara del Cobre in the mountains of Michoacan and taught the smiths how to make vases with a special thick edge called El Borde Greuso. In 1973, Metcalf, with the Mexican sculptor Ana Pellicer, founded The Adolfo Best Maugard School of Arts and Crafts in Santa Clara del Cobre.

His work often employs innovative techniques and often makes use of found objects incorporated into his sculptural vision. Generally, he is grouped both with the Surrealists and the Abstract Expressionists.

He has exhibited in Paris, London, New York and Mexico City in major galleries, Other exhibits included ones at Goldsmith's Hall, London, 1952; Third Biennial Spanish-Am. Art, Barcelona, 1955; Expos Int. Sculpture, Paris, France, 1961; "Actualité Sculpture," Paris, 1963; Documenta III, Kassel, Germany, 1964; WMAA. His awards include a Clark Foundation grant and Copley Foundation. award and grant. Most recently, he and Ana Pellicer were the subjects of a cataloged Philadelphia and New York Exhibit.

His work is in the permanent collection of a number of museums including the Hirshhorn Musem, the University of Arizona Museum; the Museum of 20 Jahrhunderts; the New York Hilton Hotel; Yale, Neuberger Museum of Art. The war memorial in Middletown was an early commission.

He and his work are covered and/or illustrated in: Seuphor’s, The Sculpture of this Century, Dictionary of Modern Sculpture, Read’s, A Concise History of Modern Sculpture; Sam Hunter, James Metcalf (monograph), Karpel’s Arts in America.- Vol 1, Ekdahi’s American Sculpture, Hunter’s American Art Since 1960, and in Anthologie des Formes Inventees and Dictionaire de la Sculptre Moderne as the only American. He also appears in Who’s Who 1973; and Who Was Who in American Art and other art references.

Dimensions:
Height: 21 in (53.34 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Metal
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
1960-1969
Date of Manufacture:
1960's
Condition:
Excellent with age appropriate wear.
Seller Location:
Palm Springs, CA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: U0809028350515