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Ernest Trova Figurative Sculptures

American, 1927-2009
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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Creator: Ernest Trova
Ernest Trova Study/Falling Man (Tableman) Life Size Sculpture Chrome-Bronze #3/8
Ernest Trova Study/Falling Man (Tableman) Life Size Sculpture Chrome-Bronze #3/8

Ernest Trova Study/Falling Man (Tableman) Life Size Sculpture Chrome-Bronze #3/8

By Ernest Trova

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Ernest Tino Trova American, 1927-2009 Study/Falling Man (Table Man), 1979/84 Signed Trova, dated 84 and numbered 3/8 Chrome plated bronze and stainless steel, Height 81 inches (205.7...

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