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Large sculpture by Pia Manu

$17,979.25
£13,449.67
€15,000
CA$24,753.62
A$27,089.86
CHF 14,314.61
MX$323,335.36
NOK 182,672.29
SEK 167,068.67
DKK 114,283.05

About the Item

Large hand crafted wall sculpture or room divider , made of three different segments (length between 76cm and 80cm x height 93cm x depth 16cm, total length 240cm). Unique piece made by the Belgian sculptor Jules DeWaele, known under the pseudonym PIA MANU. Great collector of fossils and trilobites, Pia Manu takes back on this sculpture with primitive and rough sculptural forms , primal forms created by the power of nature. Made of concrete, iron and pyrite. Signed Pia Manu in a small cartouche. Circa 1970. Special order for an owner in Flanders (Belgium). Representative of the Flemish Brutalists he models or sculpts primitive forms with materials with a powerful or anti-poetic texture (as he himself calls them) using concrete, earth and slate.
  • Creator:
    Pia Manu (Artist)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 36.62 in (93 cm)Width: 94.49 in (240 cm)Depth: 6.3 in (16 cm)
  • Style:
    Brutalist (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1970
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Haaltert, BE
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU10672247541102

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