Golfpvottur - Reykjavik, Iceland
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N 64° 08.485 W 021° 53.107
27W E 456927 N 7113072
This piece is located in the sculpture garden on the grounds of the Ásmundur Sveinsson Sculpture Museum.
Waymark Code: WMPVTC
Location: Iceland
Date Posted: 10/26/2015
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There is no fee to visit the sculpture garden which can be accessed at any time.
This work is one of dozens pieces by Icelandic artist Ásmundur Sveinsson for whom the adjacent Museum is named.
The title of the work has a letter in the Icelandic alphabet which I could not find an English equivalent for.... but if that is the equivalent of a "p" in the middle, Google translate indicates that the title is "Floor cleaning"...which is very conceivable.
The work is just barely figurative. It depicts a woman that Picasso could have designed. She is crouching with one long and thick arm on the ground between her legs while the other arm rests at her side. From another angle, the figure seems to be kneeling on one knee and poised to start running.
The bronze sculpture is dated 1950.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Golfpvottor
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Asundur Sveinsson
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1950
Materials used: bronze
Location: in the sculpture garden on the grounds of the Ásmundur Sveinsson Sculpture Museum.
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