Agustín Cárdenas

Cuban · 1927–2001 · Painter, Sculptor

Agustín Cárdenas Alfonso was a Cuban sculptor who was active in the Surrealist movement in Paris. His sculpture was influenced by Brâncuși, Henry Moore, and Jean Arp. Poet… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Agustín Cárdenas, Totem, 1989, bronze with a brown patinaTotemPhillips · $138,600≈ £102,834≈ €122,168Sign up to see
  2. Agustín Cárdenas, Tótem, 1989, bronzeTótemPhillips · $114,300≈ £90,234≈ €108,218Sign up to see
  3. Agustín Cárdenas, Composition aux Trois Formes, 1956, Bronze with brown black patina. Height approxComposition aux Trois FormesLempertz · €59,520≈ $66,389≈ £46,001Sign up to see

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Agustín Cárdenas Alfonso was a Cuban sculptor who was active in the Surrealist movement in Paris. His sculpture was influenced by Brâncuși, Henry Moore, and Jean Arp. Poet André Breton said of his artistic hand that it was "efficient as a dragonfly."

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Born 1927, MatanzasDied 2001, HavanaOccupation Painter, SculptorWikidata Q2748887 ↗ULAN 500552459 ↗

Also known as Agustin Cardénas, Agustín Cárdenas Alfonso, Augustin Cardenas, Augustin Cardenas Alfonso, U. Cardenas

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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