Moteur #1
César
(French, 1921–1998)
1960
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueMetal; Steel
DimensionsOverall (with base): 45.7 x 27.9 x 62.9 cm (18 x 11 x 24 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Susan W. and Stephen D. Paine
Accession number1987.747a
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
César (who used only his first name), first studied sculpture with a stonecutter who had worked for Rodin. Upon moving to Paris in the 1930s, he became entranced with the untraditional materials-such as scrap iron and wire-that sculptors were beginning to use. One of a series of "compressions" he exhibited in 1960, Moteur #1 is a selection of automobile parts that César crushed and arranged on a base.
Provenance1987, gift of Susan W. and Stephen D. Paine to the MFA.
Copyright© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
about 1500
16th century
