
Árbol
1984
An abstract sculptural work by Colombian artist Édgar Negret, constructed from painted aluminum. The piece exemplifies Negret's characteristic geometric and kinetic approach to sculpture.
- Medium
- painted aluminum
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
20th c. and Contemporary Art Day Sale - Morning Session
December 8, 2020
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Alexander Calder
American · b. 1898

Calder similarly worked with painted metal to create geometric abstract sculptures that explored movement and kinetic energy, sharing Negret's interest in industrial materials transformed into dynamic artistic forms.

Jesús Rafael Soto
Venezuelan · b. 1923

Soto was a fellow Latin American modernist who constructed abstract geometric sculptures using industrial materials, embracing kinetic principles and spatial rhythm in ways that closely parallel Negret's aluminum constructions.

David Smith
American · b. 1906

Smith pioneered the use of welded and painted metal in abstract sculpture, combining geometric forms with a strong industrial sensibility that aligns directly with the visual language and material approach seen in Negret's Árbol.
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