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Antony Gormley — Drawn Apart
Antony Gormley

Drawn Apart

2000

"Drawn Apart" is a cast iron sculpture by Antony Gormley created in 2000, featuring the artist's signature use of the human body as a primary subject. The work employs the weight and solidity of cast iron to explore themes of fragmentation, separation, and the tension between presence and absence. Gormley's industrial material choice reinforces a sense of gravity and earthly constraint, inviting viewers to contemplate the physical and psychological forces that both connect and divide the human form.

Medium
cast iron
Dimensions

Notes

Execution: Executed in 2000, in the United Kingdom, this work is number 4 from an edition of 8. Literature: Michael Mack, ed.,

🔨 Auction Lot

Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale

March 5, 2026

Estimate: $300,000$500,000

Sold: $322,500

Lot 13

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Antony Gormley, Drawn Apart, 2000

"Drawn Apart" is a cast iron sculpture by Antony Gormley created in 2000, featuring the artist's signature use of the human body as a primary subject. The work employs the weight and solidity of cast iron to explore themes of fragmentation, separation, and the tension between presence and absence. Gormley's industrial material choice reinforces a sense of gravity and earthly constraint, inviting viewers to contemplate the physical and psychological forces that both connect and divide the human form.

Medium
cast iron
Dimensions
133 x 187 cm
Year
2000
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Figurative Sculpture, 20th Century, Contemplative Mood, Minimalist, Male Artist, Industrial Material, British Artist, Contemporary Artist, Dark Tones, 21st Century, Acclaimed Sculptor, Human Form, Cast Iron, Three-Dimensional

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