Group of Three Figures
2009
Three imposing stainless steel figures stand together as a unified yet fragmented group, their hollow, headless forms conveying both collective presence and individual anonymity. Abakanowicz's signature exploration of the human condition is rendered here in gleaming metal, the reflective surfaces creating a tension between the industrial material and the organic contours of the body. The tripartite arrangement evokes themes of mass identity, vulnerability, and the ambiguous relationship between the individual and the crowd.
- Medium
- stainless steel; in three elements
- Dimensions
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Christie's
Notes
EXHIBITED Varsovie, Dom Artysty Plastyka w Warszawie, Abakanowicz? Abakanowicz!, décembre 2012-février 2013. Wałbrzych, Stara Kopalnia w Wałbrzychu, Magdalena Abakanowicz: Obecność, Istota, Tożsamość/Magdalena Abakanowicz: Presence, Essence, Identity, septembre-décembre 2018, p. 137 (illustré en couleurs au catalogue d'exposition pp. 108 et 109). New York, Academy Mansion, Femme f(r)iction - female artists from the last 100 years, mai 2023. Conditions of sale Brought to you by Elisabetta Vitullo Junior Specialist, Head of Day Sale EVITULLO@CHRISTIES.COM +33 (0)1 40 76 85 68
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