- GONZALEZ, Julio
(1876-1942)
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Sculptor
- Julio Gonzalez was, with Laurens and
Lipchitz, a
Cubist
sculptor. He was born in Barcelona, into a family of metalworkers. The family
moved to Paris in 1900 and Gonzalez soon came in contact with Picasso, whom
he had already met in Barcelona: in 1930 he
taught Picasso the technique
of ironworking. For many years a painter, Gonzalez worked in the Renault
factories during World War I and subsequently devoted himself to sculpture
in iron. He was influenced by Archipenko and produced a form of Cubist
sculpture: in turn, his work has had great influence on British and US sculptors
(e.g. Butler). His masterpiece is the Montserrat (1936-7, Amsterdam, Stedelijk
Mus.) made for the Spanish Pavilion at an International Exhibition, but it is
more naturalistic than most of his works - e.g. the Woman Doing Her Hair
(1936: New York, M ofMA).
Many of his works are in Paris (Mus. d'Art
Mod.); others (including many drawings) are in London (Tate).
- Source: The Penguin Dictionary of Art and Artists (Penguin Reference Books)
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