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Magdalena Abakanowicz — Seated Bowl
Magdalena Abakanowicz

Seated Bowl

Magdalena Abakanowicz's *Seated Bowl* reflects the Polish sculptor's signature exploration of the human form through abstraction, presenting a hollow, vessel-like figure that evokes both vulnerability and quiet strength. The work embodies Abakanowicz's recurring themes of anonymity, mass, and the relationship between interior and exterior states of being. Its organic, tactile presence invites contemplation of the body as a container of experience, memory, and identity.

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Contemporary Day Sale

July 3, 2014

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Magdalena Abakanowicz, Seated Bowl

Magdalena Abakanowicz's *Seated Bowl* reflects the Polish sculptor's signature exploration of the human form through abstraction, presenting a hollow, vessel-like figure that evokes both vulnerability and quiet strength. The work embodies Abakanowicz's recurring themes of anonymity, mass, and the relationship between interior and exterior states of being. Its organic, tactile presence invites contemplation of the body as a container of experience, memory, and identity.

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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Polish, Bronze, Monumental, Sculpture, Expressionist, Human Form, Abstract, Figurative, Contemporary, Seated

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