Icare, Monument pour aviateur, Op. 48. 1931.
Bronze with black-brown patina.
Rear with the signature and the foundry stamp "GUSS BARTH BERLIN". 50.4 cm (19.8 in).
Cast by the art foundry Barth, Berlin. [KA].

• With his combination of biomorphic and angular forms reminiscent of propeller blades, Béothy alludes to the modern age's fascination with aviation.
• In 1931, Béothy was a founding member of the influential avant-garde group “Abstraction-Création”, which also included Piet Mondrian, Alexander Calder and Fernand Léger.
• The Museum of Modern Art, New York, is in possession of works by the artist.

PROVENANCE: Galerie Werner Kunze, Berlin.
Private collection, Berlin (inherited from the above in 1984).

LITERATURE: A. Meurer, Der Bildhauer Etienne Beothy. Werk und Ästhetik, Marburg 2002, Nr. 59 (m. Abb. S. 242, hier mit der Technik Gips).
Etienne Béothy


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