Signal 1 and 2

Signal 1 and 2

Carel VisserWW-1963-012063
1963·welding on steel (alloy), concrete, lead (metal)·height: 555 cm, width: 285 cm, depth: 260 cm

Rijksmuseum / Public Domain

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Year
1963
Dimensions
height: 555 cm, width: 285 cm, depth: 260 cm
Collection
Rijksmuseum

Artist

Carel Visser
Carel Visser

Sculpture

Carel Visser was a Dutch sculptor working primarily in welded steel and bronze during the postwar period. His abstract forms combined constructivist geometry with organic, biomorphic shapes, creating a distinctive bridge between industrial material and natural volume. Based in the Netherlands, Visser developed a rigorous formal language that engaged with the possibilities of steel as both structural and expressive medium. His work remained rooted in abstraction throughout his career, avoiding both figurative representation and purely geometric reduction.

Papendrecht, Netherlands

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Record

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Year
1963
Dimensions
height: 555 cm, width: 285 cm, depth: 260 cm
Watts ID
WW-1963-012063

Source

Collection
Rijksmuseum
Source
rijksmuseum
Status
verified

Artist

Carel Visser

Carel Visser

Sculpture

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