Figur, 1965

Title

Figur (Original Title)

Title Translation

figure

Artist

• Hans Mettel

Set

Figur

Period Produced

• 20th century

School

• abstract sculpture

Object Type

• sculpture

Physical Description

tin plate

Material

• tin plate

Technique

• sculpture

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Contemporary Art 1945-present

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

© Hans Mettel

Acquisition

Acquired in 1966 from the artist's estate

Genre

• abstraction
• sketch

Main Motif

• figure
• man
• shape
• construction (technique)

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Technische Universität Darmstadt

Primary

• 0 Abstract, Non-representational Art
• 31D14 adult man
• 31A231 standing figure

Secondary

• 51I Space
• 22C light
• 22C8 shadow
• 48C244 pedestal of a piece of sculpture (perhaps in the form of a herm)