ERNEST TROVA AMERICAN 1927 2009 CHROME SCULPTURE 1986 11 11 FALLING MAN STUDY
ERNEST TROVA (AMERICAN, 1927-2009), CHROME SCULPTURE, 1986, H 9", W 11", D 11", FALLING MAN STUDY
A limited edition polished chrome sculpture by listed American artist Ernest Tino Trova. This study of his renown work, "The Falling Man," depicts six seemingly pregnant, arm-less figures supporting a centralized cube. Numbered '77' in an edition of '99'. This Op Art sculpture employs optical phenomenon to confound the normal processes of perception; as if to nod to the optical graphic works of Maurits Cornelis Escher (Netherlands, 1898-1972). Artist's name, foundry mark, edition number and date impressed to the underside.
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ERNEST TROVA (AMERICAN, 1927-2009), CHROME SCULPTURE, 1986, H 9", W 11", D 11", FALLING MAN STUDY
A limited edition polished chrome sculpture by listed American artist Ernest Tino Trova. This study of his renown work, "The Falling Man," depicts six seemingly pregnant, arm-less figures supporting a centralized cube. Numbered '77' in an edition of '99'. This Op Art sculpture employs optical phenomenon to confound the normal processes of perception; as if to nod to the optical graphic works of Maurits Cornelis Escher (Netherlands, 1898-1972). Artist's name, foundry mark, edition number and date impressed to the underside.