JULIO GONZALEZ VOLUMEN I 1900-1918 CATALOGO RAZONADO
This is the inaugural volume of a planned seven-volume catalogue
raisonne on the Spanish sculptor Julio Gonzalez (1876-1942). The
son of a goldsmith in Barcelona, Gonzalez studied painting and
sculpture from an early age. Upon moving to Paris in 1900, he
joined the company of fellow Spanish artists such as Juan Gris,
Pablo Gargallo and Pablo Picasso. Today, Gonzalez is primarily
known for his work in welded iron. Abstracted figures such his
"'Monsieur' Cactus" (1939) show a connection to
the Cubist sculptures of Picasso, with whom Gonzalez worked closely
from the 1920s onward. Credited with introducing Picasso to welded
sculpture, Gonzalez was also an important influence on the American
Abstract Expressionist sculptor David Smith. This monumental
project is published in collaboration with the Instituto Valenciano
de Arte Moderno in Spain, which possesses the largest collection of
Gonzalez's work.
