Manuel Marín

MANUEL MARÍN (Cieza, Murcia, 1942 – Málaga, 2007).
Untitled, c. 1980.
Polychrome iron. One-of-a-kind piece.
Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Ms. Monika Rabassa, the artist’s widow.
Shows very slight signs of wear.
Signed.
Measurements: 65 x 80 x 36 cm.

The piece features a movable metal structure with primary polychrome, in keeping with Neoplasticism. The influence of this movement is clear, though reinterpreted from Manuel Marín’s own perspective.

Manuel Marín began his career in the world of bullfighting at the age of ten, participating in his first bullfight at sixteen. However, at the age of twenty, he moved to London, where he worked at an art gallery and shifted his career toward sculpture. It was there that he met Henry Moore, who hired him as an assistant in the creation of bronze sculptures. In 1964, he settled in New York, working as an art restorer before founding The American Indian Art Gallery, whose clientele included prominent artists such as Warhol, Basquiat, De Kooning, and Keith Haring. Beginning in 1969, he began developing his own sculptural work, particularly in the field of kinetic sculptures, and in 1970 he held his first exhibition at the Alan Brown Gallery in Scarsdale. Since then, his work has been exhibited in numerous countries and is part of international collections. Today, he has public monuments in the United States and Spain, cementing his widespread critical and public recognition.