Agustín Cárdenas
AGUSTIN CARDENAS
(Cuban, 1927 – 2001)
Mujer de perfil, 1976
Bronze with brown patina on granite base
Inscribed with the monogram CA and numbered E/A on the base.
Height: 17 1/2 In. (44.45 cm)
Agustín Cárdenas was a sculptor who, in 1955, went to study in Paris, and in 1957, at the invitation of André Breton, joined the Surrealist group. He spent the majority of his career there where he met and was inspired by his contemporaries such as Constantin Brâncuși and Jean Arp. Cárdenas incorporated elements from his Western and Central African heritage into his sculpture. His work interweaves Surrealism with both African influences and those of his native Cuba.