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Miguel Ortiz Berrocal Mini Maria Puzzle Sculpture in its Original Box
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About the Item
A fine boxed, modernist Mini Maria puzzle sculpture by Miguel Ortiz Berrocal.
In nickel-plated bronze.
Together with its original box, wrapping paper, styrofoam, paperwork and documents, and other contents.
Originally cast in 1980.
The reverse of this model is marked Berrocal and 1701.
Berrocal (b. 1933 - d. 2006) was a Spanish figurative and abstract sculptor. Best known for his puzzle sculptures like the Mini Maria offered here. His work was both artistically and technologically on the cutting edge of his day. His insatiable curiousity drove him to combine both natural sciences experience along with his passion for art and let him to develop casting technologies that were simply revolutionary in his time.
Berrocal's was at the top of the art world for decades. His first exhibition was in 1964 and his final in 2004, exhibiting internationally for much of those 4 decades.
Simply a wonderful, incredibly rare find retaining so much of the original packaging!
Date:
Mid-20th Century
Overall Condition:
It is in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition.
Condition Details:
With expected wear to the box and paper. Otherwise, there are some fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age.
Marks:
Marked to the sculpture for Berrocal / 802.
Measurements:
Sculpture:
Length: ca. 3 1/8 in.
Width: ca. 1 7/8 in.
Depth: ca. 1 1/2 in.
Weight: ca. 414 g
Box:
Length: ca. 14 1/8 in.
Width: ca. 11 1/8 in.
Height: ca. 9 in.
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- Creator:Miguel Ortiz Berrocal (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 3.13 in (7.96 cm)Width: 1.88 in (4.78 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:Mid-20th Century
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. See description for condition description.
- Seller Location:Philadelphia, PA
- Reference Number:Seller: D/I INV X191stDibs: LU1610236664122
Miguel Ortiz Berrocal
Born in Malaga Spain Miguel had his first exhibition in Madrid in 1952. In 1954 his work was shown at the Venice Biennale. In 1955 the French Government granted him a scholarship to study in Paris, and in 1959 he did his first "dismountable" sculpture, for which he has become so well known. Miguel Ortiz Berrocal was formally educated in mathematics, chemistry, and the exact sciences. Later he studied architecture. He exhibited several paintings in the Spanish pavilion of the XXVII Venice Biennale. . A retrospective of more than 60 works was mounted at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland. He has been the recipient of several important commissions in Madrid, Seville, Bordeaux, Malaga, and Verona, and has received numerous awards and citations, including the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. In Malaga, a museum was founded a few years ago devoted to the work of Berrocal, He was commissioned by the Spanish Government to create a monument to Picasso in 1976.
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