Danse Rituelle

Details

Eric Grate (1896-1983)
Danse Rituelle
six elements--granite
each approximately: 26 x 10 x 8¼ in. (66 x 25.4 x 21 cm.)
Executed in 1960. (6)

Provenance

Purchase from the above in 1964, through the Mary and Leigh Block Fund for Acquisitions

Lot Essay

Eric Grate (1896-1983) was a Swedish sculptor, painter, and scenographer best known for his large, public sculpture commissions in Sweden. While Eric Grate is most closely associated with the European, especially Swedish, modernists and expressionists, his work is deeply influenced by themes of antiquity.

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