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Victor Salmones Figurative Sculptures

Mexican, 1937-1989

Victor Salmones, born in 1937, was a famous sculptor living and working in Mexico during his lifetime. His sculptures won him universal acclaim and are held in the collections of museums, corporations, cities, universities and private collectors in some 30 countries. During his career, he was highly sought after and increasingly involved in the execution of commissions for major public works around the world. Salmones developed his love and talent for creating sculptures by working with clay in high school. He attended the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes where he was an apprentice to the Bauhaus master, Hoffman. He was trained to use the age-old lost wax method of casting and worked principally in bronze. His work explores styles that are both abstract and figurative and the grace and spirit inherent in his work endow his bronzes with a transcendent vitality. The international acceptance of Salmones’s sculpture attests not only to his artistic mastery of the medium but to the universal appeal of the themes that inspire his work which was love, compassion and humanity. Salmones died in 1989.

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Artist: Victor Salmones
Large Victor Salmones Bronze Sculpture, Kneeling Figure, 29"W
By Victor Salmones
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Victor Salmones (1937-1989) Marking(s); notes: signed; ed. 4/11 Country of origin; materials: Mexican; bronze Dimensions (H, W, D): 13"h, 29"w, 15"d Ad...
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20th Century Modern Victor Salmones Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Dancing Ballerinas Bronze Sculpture
By Victor Salmones
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Bronze Sculpture Dencing Ballerinas. Victor Salmones (Mexican, 1938-1989) "'Pas de Quatre" Edition 1 of 10, 1976, 26 x 11 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. This sculpture was originally created and ...
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1970s Modern Victor Salmones Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Victor Salmones “Torso” Bronze Sculptural Dining / Center Hall Table, A/P
By Victor Salmones
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer: Victor Salmones (Mexican, 1937-1989) Marking(s); notes: signed, marking(s); Artist Proof Country of origin; materials: Mexico; bronze, glass Dimensions: 30″h, 42″dia...
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20th Century Modern Victor Salmones Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Bust of a Woman
By Victor Salmones
Located in Wiscasett, ME
"Bust of a Woman", is a bronze sculpture by the Mexican artist, Victor Salmones. This sophisticated piece has an aura of repose and quiet enhanced by the smooth beautiful patina surf...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Victor Salmones Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Monumental Victor Salmones THE CHOSEN Sculptures, 78"H
By Victor Salmones
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Victor Salmones (Mexican, 1937-1984) Marking(s); notes: signed, marking(s); ed. 4/10 Materials: bronze Dimensions (H, W, D): 78"h, 13"w, 14"d; 77.5"h,...
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20th Century Modern Victor Salmones Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Victor Salmones QUEEN OF SPACE Bronze Sculpture
By Victor Salmones
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Victor Salmones (Mexican, 1937-1984) Marking(s); notes: signed; marking(s); ed. 1/10 Materials: bronze Dimensions (H, W, D): 21"h, 10.75"w, 16.75"d; 36...
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20th Century Modern Victor Salmones Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Victor Salmones “Nude Juggler” Bronze Sculpture, 21"H
By Victor Salmones
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Victor Salmones (Mexican, 1937-1989) Marking(s); notes: signed, marking(s); Artist Proof Materials: bronze, stone (base) Dimensions (H, W, D): 21"h, 12...
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20th Century Contemporary Victor Salmones Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Victor Salmones Signed Bronze Bust of a Young Child
By Victor Salmones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An untitled signed bronze sculpture by the Mexican artist, Victor Salmones (1937 - 1989) from an edition of 10. Numbered 1 of 10. Signature "Victor Salmones. 1/10" in cast. In excellent original condition. Victor Salmones (1937-1989) was the most widely known sculptor living and working in Mexico during his lifetime. His sculptures won him universal acclaim and are held in the collections of museums, corporations, cities, universities and private collectors in some 30 countries. During his career, he was highly sought after and increasingly involved in the execution of commissions for major public works around the world. Salmones developed his love and talent for creating sculpture by working with clay in high school. He attended the Instituto de Bellas Artes (Mexican National Institute of Fine Arts), where he was an apprentice to the Bauhaus master, Otto Hoffman. He was trained to use the exacting, age-old lost wax method of casting and worked principally in bronze. Hoffman's encouragement led to the opening of Victor's own sculpture workshop in Cuernavaca in 1966. In 1967, Salmones’ fluid bronze “Adam” won first prize at the Biennale Exposition of the National Museum of Modern Art. His work continued to win the highest critical acclaim at subsequent Biennale expositions, and in 1971, over hundreds of entries, his life-size bronze Narcissus...
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1970s Modern Victor Salmones Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

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This is the maquette for the larger work displayed at Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburg. Signed on the left leg. Victor Salmones (1937-1989) was the most widely known sculptor living and working in Mexico during his lifetime. His sculptures won him universal acclaim and are held in the collections of museums, corporations, cities, universities and private collectors in some 30 countries. During his career, he was highly sought after and increasingly involved in the execution of commissions for major public works around the world. Salmones developed his love and talent for creating sculpture by working with clay in high school. He attended the Instituto de Bellas Artes where he was an apprentice to the Bauhaus master, Hoffman. He was trained to use the exacting, age-old lost wax method of casting and worked principally in bronze. His work explores styles that are both abstract and figurative and the grace and spirit inherent in his work endows his bronzes with a transcendent vitality. The international acceptance of Salmones’ sculpture...
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1970s Modern Victor Salmones Figurative Sculptures

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Compassion
Compassion
H 12 in W 17 in D 7 in
Huge Bronze and Marble Sculpture FIRST BORN Mexican Modernist
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In this sculpture the Mexican artist Victor Salmones renders the image of a father holding a first born child using the lost wax casting method, the sculptu...
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