Abstract sculpture
(1919); cast 1973
Medium
bronze
Measurements
89.5 × 31.2 × 24.1 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1973
© Joseph Csáky/ADAGP. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Late 19th & early 20th Century Paintings & Decorative Arts Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
About this work
Following the First World War, many artists were exploring and commenting on the notion of humans being likened to machines. With Abstract sculpture, Joseph Csáky took the metaphor to its extreme. Csáky sought to represent the human form in a reductionist way, which he expressed by combining basic geometric structures. A columnar work of cones, cylinders, discs and spheres piled in a flowing conglomeration, Abstract sculpture is a strikingly light and airy work, despite its overt references to mechanical forms.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
England
Edition
ed. 3/6
Inscription
incised in rear above base l.c.: CSAKY 3/6
punched in rear above base l.c.r.: Morris / Singer
Accession Number
EA2-1973
Department
International Sculpture
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