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La Sorella e La Ferita

The Sister and the Wounded

Abel Vallmitjana
1962-63 (c. 1975)

Description

Sculpture representing two feminine figures embraced by the anguished and suffering expression. When the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda visited the sculptor in his studio in Tregozzano near Arezzo he saw the plaster model and called it "Hermana y La Herida", or "The Sister and the Wounded". Wheh Vallmitjana died, the sculpture was still unfinished. His widow had it finished and cast and donated it to the city of Arezzo.

Signature

Abel Vallmitjana 1962-1963

Sculptor

Abel Vallmitjana i Vallès (Barcelona 1910 - Arezzo 1974), Catalan sculptor and painter.

Sources & Information

Il Bando, "La Sorella e La Ferita" di Vallmitjana nei Giardini del Praticino.

Locatie (N 43°27'56" - E 11°53'2") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: itto094; Photograph: 9 May 2017
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