The exhibition includes 116 works from the IVAM, that has one of the most important collections from Gonzalez. The show is completed with works from the Fondation Maeght, the Musee National d'Art Moderne, the Centre Pompidou, la Galerie de France and private collections.
From 17 November 2004 to 21 February 2005 the Institut Valencià d'Art
Modern (IVAM) in collaboration with the Musée Maillol is presenting 150
paintings, prints, and sculptures exploring Julio González's art at the
Fondation Dina Vierny - Musée Maillol in Paris.
This exhibition, the first to be devoted to Julio González in Paris,
includes 116 works from the IVAM, that has one of the most important
collections from González. The exhibition is completed with works from the
Fondation Maeght, the Musée National d'Art Moderne, the Centre Pompidou,
la Galerie de France and private collections.
Julio González (Barcelona, 1876 ? Paris, 1942) is one of the foremost
sculptors of the 20th century. His not very abundant work is distributed
among the major modern art museums; especially outstanding are the
collections in the Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou
(Paris), the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina SofÃa (Madrid) and the
Museum of Modern Art in New York. The most important collection of Julio
González's work is that of the IVAM, made up of almost 400 pieces (between
sculptures, drawings, paintings and jewellery) from different purchases,
but fundamentally from the donations of Carmen MartÃnez and Viviane
Grimminger, the artist's heiresses. The IVAM also conserves work by
Julio's brother, Joan González (Barcelona, 1868-1908), and his daughter,
Roberta González.
The exhibition presented by the IVAM is accompanied by a catalogue which
reproduces the works exhibited and includes essays by the art historicist
Jean Luc Daval and Josep Salvador, curator at the IVAM.
This show is sponsored by Pernod Ricard.
For further information, please contact : David RodrÃguez Caballero
00 34 96 386 99 97
Musee Maillol
59-61, rue de Grenelle Paris