By Émile Gilioli
Located in PARIS, FR
"The Glacier"
by Emile GILIOLI (1911-1977)
"Perlino rosato" polished marble
signed to underside "Gilioli"
and dated "61"
France
1961
height 27 cm
width 29 cm
depth 20 cm
Provenance :
World House Galleries, New York, 1962;
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 1962-1966;
Donation to the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington;
Christie's, sold by order of the trustees of the Hirshhorn Museum, 1994.
Biography :
Émile Gilioli (1911-1977) was a French sculptor. He was one of the leaders of French post-war abstract sculpture, alongside Brancusi and Arp. Born into a family of Italian shoemakers living in Paris, they moved to Nice after the World War I. In 1932, Émile Gilioli took lessons at the School of Decorative Arts in Nice, notably with the future artist Marie Raymond...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Sculptures