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Copyright estate of the artist | | | González, Julio (1876 - 1942) Spain
Etude de Personnage Monumental, 1941
Pencil, colour crayon and indian ink on paper; 26.3 x 18.8 cm Surrealism
UID 102-219
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Biography
Spanish sculptor, metalworker, painter and draughtsman, the chief pioneer of welded iron sculpture. Born in Barcelona, he was trained in metalwork by his father, a goldsmith, but began his career as a painter. He moved to Paris in 1900 where he met Picasso, Brancusi and Despiau. In 1910 he supported himself mainly by making metalwork and jewellery, but also exhibited paintings and sculpture (modelled pieces and "repoussé" masks). First one-man exhibition in Paris, 1921. In 1918 he learned a new technique of welding and produced his first iron sculpture in 1927. From 1928-32 he worked for Picasso, executing welded sculptures from his designs. This experience encouraged Gonzalez to devote himself exclusively to sculpture. He developed a linear and spatial form of welded sculpture and exhibited in the 1930s with abstract artists and the Surrealists. He made very little sculpture after early 1939, partly because of the disruption and shortage of materials caused by the war. His works include many drawings. He died in Paris.
Exhibitions
Julio Gonzáles - Drawing for sculpture Pace Wildestein, USA 15-09-1995 ~ 21-10-1995
Julio González, Australia Annandale Galleries, Australia 22-05-1996 ~ 15-06-1996
FIAC 98, Space Eiffel-Branly, Stand Galerie de France FIAC, France 07-10-1998 ~ 12-10-1998
Colecção Berardo Collection 1917-1999 Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB), Portugal 27-01-2000 ~ 27-08-2000
Fernando Lemos and Surrealism - The Berardo Collection Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal 26-11-2005 ~ 18-06-2006
Fernando Lemos e o Surrealismo - Colecção Berardo Centro das Artes Casa das Mudas, Calheta, Madeira, Portugal 08-07-2006 ~ 31-01-2007
Berardo Museum Opening Museu Colecção Berardo, Portugal 25-06-2007 ~ 24-08-2008
Bibliography
Catalogue Raisonné des dessins - Projets pour sculptures: Personnages, 1975 Published by Carmen Martinez
Fernando Lemos and Surrealism , 2005 Published by Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo ISBN 9729903026
Fernando Lemos e o Surrealismo – Colecção Berardo, 2006 Published by Centro das Artes - Casa das Mudas ISBN 9728902034
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