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La Mujer y su Sombra

The Woman and Her Shadow

César Manrique
1990s

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria / La Mujer y su Sombra

Description

Two identical 2-dimensional corten-steel sculptures, representing a woman, each of the two can be seen as the shadow of the other.

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - La Mujer y su Sombra

Artist

César Manrique Cabrera (Arrecife, Lanzarote 1919 - Teguise, Lanzarote 1992), Spanish-Canarian painter, sculptor and architect (Wikipedia - Website).

Sources & Information

Catálogo de bienes histórico-artístico del Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (PSDF on-line).
Esculturas en Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 1 P.
Juan Álvarez Lasso, Bustos, esculturas y monumentos en la ciudad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Segunda parte (2011) (on-line), p. 246-247.

Location (N 28°8'31" - W 15°26'2") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: esca010; Photograph: 4 January 2015
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