
Jean Metzinger
At the Velodrome
1912
Antoine Pevsner
1941
Pevsner advocated the use of pure industrial materials, calling for the unity of art and science. His sculptures resemble the precision of mathematical models. Developable Surface has been painstakingly constructed by welding individual bronze rods. The straight lines curve through space, drawing the eye to the core of the sculpture, where an empty oval resides, constantly mutating as the viewer moves around. Pevsner has revealed to us what is normally invisible: that which takes place inside a geometric form.
Artist | Antoine Pevsner |
Original Title | Surface développable |
Date | 1941 |
Medium | Bronze and silver gilt |
Dimensions | 55 x 36.3 x 49.1 cm |
Credit line | Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice (Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York) |
Accession | 76.2553 PG 62 |
Collection | Peggy Guggenheim Collection |
Type | Sculpture |
Copy caption
Jean Metzinger
1912
Antoine Pevsner
1933
Antoine Pevsner
1938–39
Yves Tanguy
March 1941
On view