Figur, 1959 – 1960

Title

Figur (Original Title)

Title Translation

figure

Artist

• Hans Mettel

Period Produced

• 20th century

School

• abstract sculpture

Object Type

• sculpture

Physical Description

wood

Material

• wood

Technique

• carving

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

Main Motif

• shape
• figure
• construction (technique)

Primary

• 0 Abstract, Non-representational Art
• 49D46 cylinder ~ stereometry
• 49D342(RECTANGLE) regular quadrilateral (RECTANGLE)

Secondary

• 48C244 pedestal of a piece of sculpture (perhaps in the form of a herm)