Head of Zeus

Details

Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, R.A. (1924-2005)
Head of Zeus
signed 'E Paolozzi' (lower left) and dated '1946' (lower right)
collage, unframed
9½ x 7 in. (24.2 x 17.8 cm.)

Provenance

Gifted by the artist to the present owner.

Literature

R. Spencer, Eduardo Paolozzi: Recurring Themes, London, 1984, p. 33, no. A2.6, illustrated.

Exhibited

Edinburgh, Royal Scottish Academy, Eduardo Paolozzi: Recurring Themes, August - September 1984, no. A2. 6: this exhibition travelled to Munich, Stadtische Galerie, Autumn 1984; Cologne, Museum Ludwig, 1985; and Breda, De Beyard Centrum Voor Beeldende Kunst, 1985.

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Sale room notice

Please note the 1984 exhibition also toured to Cork, Lyons and Australia.

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Lot Essay

Robin Spencer writes of Paolozzi's interest and exploration of heads in his sculpture and collages:
'The head, whether by a Greek or African Artist, has an even more compelling presence when overlaid in collage by a twentieth-century machine image. In early collages of the 1940s, machine parts are superimposed on images of Greek sculpture' (R. Spencer, Eduardo Paolozzi: Recurring Themes, London, 1984, p. 21).
R.S.

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