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Moteur #1
César (French, 1921–1998)
French
20th century
1960
Object Place: Europe, France
Medium/Technique
Metal; Steel
Dimensions
Overall (with base): 45.7 x 27.9 x 62.9 cm (18 x 11 x 24 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Susan W. and Stephen D. Paine
Accession Number1987.747a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Contemporary Art
ClassificationsSculpture
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.
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