Robert JACOBSEN (1912–1993) - Lot 66

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Robert JACOBSEN (1912–1993) - Lot 66
Robert JACOBSEN (1912–1993) “Standing Man” Sculpture in welded and patinated iron. Bears the artist’s monogram “R.J.” on the underside and is dated “59” for 1959. Artist’s light-colored wooden base Height: 42 cm Width: 11 cm Danish School. A sculptor who initially worked directly in wood and stone, he quickly shifted his focus to working with iron, a medium he would never abandon. He moved to Paris in 1947 and did not return to his native country until 1969. A laureate of the Venice Biennale in 1966, he exhibited in numerous galleries in Copenhagen, Paris, and Munich, and several retrospectives of his work were organized between 1991 and 1992 at the Matisse Museum in Le Cateau Cambrésis, at the Denys Puech Museum in Rodez, as well as in Meymac, St. Priest, Évreux, Oslo, Liège, Amsterdam, The Hague, Pau, and Paris. The Museum of Modern Art in Paris holds several of his works. He received numerous large-scale public commissions. His work in cold-formed, welded iron with intentional oxidation and anthropomorphic forms places him within the “Cobra” aesthetic ” aesthetic. Toward the end of his life, his sculptures became more structured, with a geometric tendency, or featured squares and triangles of welded and painted iron set within the space. Most of his works are marked with his monogram “R.J.” or are unsigned. This “raw” sculpture that we are presenting today is among the most sought-after by collectors. It was acquired directly from the artist in Meymac, his French residence, by the father of Mr. Jean Philippe Esther, a friend and neighbor of the artist.
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