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Jaume Plensa — To R.M. Rilke
Jaume Plensa

To R.M. Rilke

2010

A matte black bronze sculpture depicting a seated human figure composed entirely of interlocking typographic letters and characters, forming a dense, open-lattice silhouette. The figure appears contemplative, referencing the poet Rainer Maria Rilke through Plensa's signature visual language of language-as-body. Edition 1/8, hand-signed and numbered P-1/8 by the artist, with two Certificates of Authenticity included. The work comes from a private collection in Madrid and is in perfect condition.

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Edition
1 of 8
Signed
Yes

Notes

Signature marked as P-1/8 (hand-signed and numbered by artist). Includes two Certificates of Authenticity: one issued by the gallery and one issued by an authorized authenticating body. Part of a limited edition set of 8.

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Jaume Plensa, To R.M. Rilke, 2010

A matte black bronze sculpture depicting a seated human figure composed entirely of interlocking typographic letters and characters, forming a dense, open-lattice silhouette. The figure appears contemplative, referencing the poet Rainer Maria Rilke through Plensa's signature visual language of language-as-body. Edition 1/8, hand-signed and numbered P-1/8 by the artist, with two Certificates of Authenticity included. The work comes from a private collection in Madrid and is in perfect condition.

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
27.94 x 17.018 x 17.018 cm
Year
2010
Edition
of 8
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Havet Gallery

Related themes

Edition, Monochrome, Living Artist, Blue Chip, Sculpture, Typography, Small Format, Spanish, Figurative, Contemporary

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Collected by

Kylie Cohen, Alex Capecelatro