Alicia Penalba (1913-1982)

 

Capricorne

 

1970

Bronze

54 x 50 x 22 cm

Edition of 6 + 1 E/A

Foundry: Valsuani Foundry, Paris

 

Literature:
Alicia Penalba, Malba, Buenos Aires, Argentina, cat. n° 61A

 

This bronze sculpture was conceived by Alicia Penalba in 1970 and cast in an edition of 6 + 1 E/A by Valsuani Foundry, Paris.
.Capricorn is Latin for horned goats and an astrological sign in the zodiac. In mythology, Capricorn is usually associated with the Greek myth of the goat Amalthea, who provided milk to young Zeus, the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion.

 

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