SIR EDUARDO PAOLOZZI, C.B.E., R.A. (BRITISH 1924-2005)
Mechanical man
plaster and wood
74.1 high x 25.4 wide x 30 cm. deep (29 1/4 x 10 x 11 7/8 in.)

Provenance
The estate of the artist, from whom acquired by the present owner

Eduardo Paolozzi (1924-2005) stood out as one of the 20th century’s most inventive and irreverent artists. Recognized as the ‘godfather of Pop Art,’ his collages, sculptures, and prints were at the forefront of challenging artistic norms, spanning from the 1950s through the Swinging Sixties and into the era of ‘Cool Britannia’ in the 1990s.

"Paolozzi’s approach, like that of Picasso and the Surrealists, often involved the use of found objects. His studio was filled with plaster casts of the objects that appealed to him - dolls, toys, machine parts etc. Sometimes these objects would simply be cast, at other times they were chopped up and reassembled, or individually coloured by the artist. As with Rodin’s approach to plaster, Paolozzi often regarded the plaster as the final work and most of Paolozzi’s plasters were never intended for casting or editioning.’’

(Robin Spencer on the artist)