About the exhibition
The exhibition focuses on the artist's so-called " miserabiliste " period from the 1940s to the end of his life. It includes twenty pieces including seven sculptures and two important oils including “ La tête Noire ”, Portrait of Diego which was presented at the Venice Biennale in 1962. The sculpture “ Buste de Diego, New York II”, which is one of Alberto’s last sculptures, features prominently in the exhibition.
Buste de Diego, 1954
Bronze,
26,5 x 22 x 10 cm
Signed and numbered
Foundry Susse
Petit buste sur double socle, 1940-1941
Bronze with brown patina,
11,3 x 6,2 x 5,4 cm
Signed and numbered
Stamped on the back " Thinot Paris "
Femme debout, 1961
Bronze,
45,4 x 8,2 x 11,4 cm
Foundry Susse
Diego, 1955
Oil on canvas
68 x 36 cm
Buste de Diego : New York II, 1965
Bronze with brown patina and golden green highlighted
46,8 x 24,5 x 16,5 cm
Signed and numbered
Foundry Susse
Tête d'homme de face, vers 1960
Black ink pen on paper napkin
16,5 x 19 cm