Julio González 1876-1942
The Hair, 1934/1970
Bronze
11 3/8 x 8 5/8 x 6 7/8 in
29 x 22 x 17.5 cm
29 x 22 x 17.5 cm
Edition of 8, plus four marked 0, 00, EA & HC
Inscribed 'Gonzalez', numbered 0 and stamped with foundry mark 'E Godard'
The Hair consists of a semi-circular shaped metallic rod, elevated by a short straight rod placed on a stone plinth. Protruding from the curved semi-circle sits six short, slightly curved...
The Hair consists of a semi-circular shaped metallic rod, elevated by a short straight rod placed on a stone plinth. Protruding from the curved semi-circle sits six short, slightly curved rods which fan out from all sides, representing the figures wild and untamed hair. This piece is emblematic of González’s work from the 1930s where he introduced a ‘linear structure’, with the use of metallic rods of different sizes to evoke the outline of forms and figures. This abstracted and elegant representation of a human head with unruly hair exemplifies the sophistication and inventiveness of Julio González's metallic structures.
Another version of this sculpture is held in the collection of the Pompidou, Paris.
Provenance
Private collection, USATheo Gallery, Madrid
Dickinson Roundell Inc, 2002
Private collection, UK
Exhibitions
Paris, Galerie de France, Julio González 1876-1942, les matériaux de son expression 1, 1969, no.4. This exhibition travelled to London, Tate Gallery, 1970, no.22 and Montpellier, Musée Fabre, 1970-1971, no.4;Teheran, Centre International des Art, 1er Salon International des Arts, 1974-1975, no.354;
Tokyo, Contemporary Sculpture Center, Petits Bronzes Français - Exposition de Sculptures des Maîtres Français et de l'Ecole de Paris, 1976, no. 17. This exhibition travelled to Osaka, Contemporary Sculpture Center, 1976;
Mannheim, Städtische Kunsthalle Mannheim, Julio Gonzalez 1876-1942, Plastik und Zeichnungen, 1977, no.15;
Charleroi, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Julio Gonzalez 1876 - 1942, 57 sculptures - 35 dessins, 1977, no.8;
New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Julio González: A Retrospective, 1983, no.136,
Frankfurt am Main, Städtische Galerie im Städelschen Kunstinstitut, Julio González 1876-1942 Plastiken, Zeichnungen, Kunstgewerbe, 1983, no.80. This exhibition travelled to Berlin, Akademieder Künste, Julio González 1876-1942
Plastiken, Zeichnungen, Kunstgewerbe, 1983;
Saragossa, Centro de Exposiciones y Congresos, Caja de Ahorros y Monte de Piedad de Zaragoza, Aragon y Rioja, Julio González (Las Colecciónes del IVA.M): pinturas, escuturas, dibujos, 1987, no. E15;
New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Picasso and the Age of Iron, 1993, no.49;
Besançon, Musée des Beaux-Arts et 'Archéologie, Julio González 1876- 1942. Orfevrerie-Sculptures-uvres graphiques, 1999, p.47;
Seville, Sala Chicarreros, Caja San Fernando, Julio González. Esculturas y dibujos en la colección delIVAM, 2000;
Recklinghausen, Kunsthalle Recklinghausen, Julio González - Plastik und Zeichnung/Sculpture and Drawing, 2001, p. 93. This exhibition travelled to Bad Homburg, Sinclair-Haus, 2001 and Heilbronn;
Julio Gonzalez: A Retrospective Exhibition, Galerie Talstrasse, Zurich, March/April 2002;
Dickinson Roundell, NY May/June 2002
Literature
J. Merkert, Julio González catalogue raisonné des sculptures, Milan, 1987, no.167;T. Lorens, Julio González. Las colecciones del IVA.M, Valencia, 1989, no.E.15;
Dickinson Roundell Inc, Julio Gonzalez, 2002, pp 70, 71, and 164. This cast illust. p 71
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