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Sun, Sep 18, 2016 12:00PM EDT - Mon, Sep 19, 2016 12:00PM EDT
Lot 2020

PAUL A. GONZALEZ CARVED WOOD ABSTRACT SCULPTURE

Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000

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PAUL A. GONZALEZ (AMERICAN, 1931-2012), CARVED WOOD MONUMENTAL ABSTRACT SCULPTURE, H 22", L 84", D 61", RECLINING FEMALE NUDE:On a black acrylic faced base with the sculptor's nameplate. Paul A. Gonzalez, 1931-2012 - a graduate of Wayne State University and The Center for Creative Studies (Detroit, MI) he also attended Toledo University for glass blowing. Having a studio in the Cass Corridor, Detroit, MI, Mr. Gonzalez also spent 35 years as a sculptor for the Ford Design Center and continued on after his retirement as a consultant for them. His public commissions include a 1972 brass, copper and bronze fountain sculpture for the mall in Adrian, MI and a 57' x 47' mobile installed in the old Giffels Building, Southfield, MI.

Condition

Has cracks; sap seeping out of the wood.