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Ernest TrovaFlowing Man1972
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Edition 37/99
- Creator:Ernest Trova (1927 - 2009, American)
- Creation Year:1972
- Dimensions:Height: 6.75 in (17.15 cm)Width: 19.5 in (49.53 cm)Depth: 3.5 in (8.89 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Boca Raton, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU135426106942
Ernest Trova
In the early 1960s, St. Louis Sculptor Ernest Trova—who was entirely self-taught—began developing his pivotal theme of Falling Man, a stark and startling image that combines references to classical sculpture with an industrial aesthetic. In his Profile Canto series, Falling Man—depicted as an androgynous, mechanical figure—is folded and segmented as to be nearly undetectable amid the various geometric forms that comprise these works.
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