Torso (Relief). 1960.
Bronze with dark-brown patina.
Upper left signed and numbered. From an edition of 3 copies. 130 x 60 x 9 cm (51.1 x 23.6 x 3.5 in).
[KT].
• With his sculptures Avramidis occupies an unmistakable and highly individual position in 20th century sculpting.
• As of the 1960s he showed works in international shows like the 31st Venice Biennial, the documenta III (1964) and documenta 6 (1977)
• In 1973 he was awarded the Grand Austrian State Prize For Visual Art.
• His creations can be found in many public places in, among others, Vienna, Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and Athens.
• The human figure is his key theme, Avramidis conceives it as a volume growing from within.

PROVENANCE: Galerie Brusberg, Hanover.
Company collection BEB Erdgas und Erdöl GmbH & Co. KG, Hanover (acquired from the above).

LITERATURE: Joannis Avramidis, "Agora". Skulpturen und Zeichnungen 1953 bis 1988, ex. cat. Galerie Brusberg, Berlin 1989, p. 18 (different copy; with illu.).

In good condition. With irregular patina owing to the making. With isolated tiny traces of oxidation and isolated adhesions. Small isolated scratches in lower part.
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