• Mateo HERNANDEZ (1885-1949)

Mateo Hernandez

Young Rhinoceros
1936
Sculpture in caoba, direct cut.
Unique piece
Height : 150 cm

Length : 280 cm

Width : 75 cm

weight: ≃ 1 ton

Carries an inscription : ” Mateo Hernandez Bejar 1885 Meudon 1949 Rhinoceros 1936 Mahogany “.

 

Provenance :

Fernande Hernandez collection

Rimsky collection

 

Referenced in Mateo Hernandez, Un escultor espagnol en Paris, ed. Junta de Castilla Y Leon, exhibition catalog, 1998, on pages 264 and 265.