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Automobile Compression

Name: Automobile Compression
Brand: RoGallery
SKU: 1723

César Baldaccini

$1,500

French (1921–1998)

Date: Circa 1980
Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition of 300, 40AP
Image Size: 30 x 22 inches
Size: 40 in. x 26 in. (101.6 cm x 66.04 cm)

$1,500

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about Automobile Compression

Cesar Baldaccini's depiction of a crushed automobile is an emblem of his work with radical compression, in which he visually constructed a crushed version of objects usually comprised of metal.

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About The Artist: César Baldaccini

Cesar is considered as perhaps the greatest innovator among modern artists. His work is astonishing in it's range, use of varied materials, and originality. In 1960, he fundamentally altered the course of metal sculpture by inventing the automobile compression. His grand scale human "imprints" represented the first use of plastic as an accepted medium for sculptural expression. In the late 1960's he again manifested his explosive innovativeness...

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About The Medium: Lithograph

A print created using flat stones or metal plates. The artist creates a lithograph by drawing an image directly onto the printing element using materials like lithograph crayons or special grease pencils. After this, the drawing is transferred from the plate to the paper in multiples. A lithograph will not have dots when examined with a magnifying glass.

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