Attributed to Marcel Martí

Attributed to MARCEL MARTÍ (Alvear, Argentina, 1925 – Peratallada, Girona, 2010).
Untitled.
Patinated bronze.
It shows isolated areas of patina loss visible on the surface.
Measurements: 34.5 x 13 x 6.5 cm.

The piece exhibits a marked verticality and an organic construction characteristic of the artistic language developed by Marcel Martí during his mature period. The volume is articulated through large curved planes, deep concavities, and a succession of rounded forms that run along one of its sides, creating a silhouette that changes depending on the viewer’s perspective.

The polished surface intensifies the contrast between the convex areas, which catch the light, and the deeper recesses. This interplay between concave and convex elements, combined with the formal synthesis and ascending rhythm, is closely related to the organicist style that Martí developed beginning in the mid-1960s and which characterizes much of his later work.

Marcel Martí was a leading figure in the postwar Catalan sculptural renewal. After an initial figurative phase, he evolved toward abstraction and developed a personal vocabulary based on organic forms, refined volumes, and a special focus on the qualities of materials such as bronze, stone, and marble. His work is represented, among other institutions, at the Museo de Arte Público in Madrid and the Fundació Suñol.