Studies for Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (Études pour Les Demoiselles d'Avignon) from Homage to Picasso (Hommage à Picasso)

Pol BuryWW-1973-M052309

1973·Lithograph from a portfolio of thirty-one lithographs (one with aquatint, one with collotype, one with screenprint), twenty-two screenprints (one with embossing, one with flocking, one with stencil), eleven etchings (five with aquatint, one with aquatint and drypoint, one with aquatint, drypoint, and engraving), three aquatints (one with etching), and two woodcuts·composition and sheet: 27 15/16 x 20 1/8" (71 x 51.2 cm)

Catalogue

Year: 1973
Medium: Lithograph from a portfolio of thirty-one lithographs (one with aquatint, one with collotype, one with screenprint), twenty-two screenprints (one with embossing, one with flocking, one with stencil), eleven etchings (five with aquatint, one with aquatint and drypoint, one with aquatint, drypoint, and engraving), three aquatints (one with etching), and two woodcuts
Dimensions: composition and sheet: 27 15/16 x 20 1/8" (71 x 51.2 cm)
Collection: Museum of Modern Art
Artist: Pol Bury

Artist

Pol Bury

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Pol Bury was a French sculptor and kinetic artist whose motorized bronze and wood constructions produced barely perceptible movements, challenging the stillness traditionally expected of sculpture. Working primarily from the 1950s onward, he created wall-mounted and freestanding pieces that combined mathematical precision with subtle mechanical action, often incorporating pulleys, gears, and motors to generate imperceptible shifts in form. His work bridged Constructivism and Kinetic Art, reducing gesture to its most minimal register. This profile will be expanded as more verified source material becomes available.

La Louvière, Belgium

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