Man´s Torso - lisbon, Portugal
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Man´s Torso is a work by the Portuguese Artist Dorita de Castel-Branco.
Waymark Code: WMDG4J
Location: Lisboa, Portugal
Date Posted: 01/12/2012
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Man´s Torso is a work by the Portuguese Artist Dorita de Castel-Branco.
The work was made in grey granite and is a diferent aproach to the male body than the traditional figurative aproach of the time. It was conceived together with it´s neighbour "Woman´s Torso" and placed in this rectangular garden in Restelo, Lisboa.
Doritade Castel-Branco (1936-1996)was a Portuguese artist. She had a degree in sculpture by the former Lisbon Fine Arts School (today part of Lisbon´s University). Between 1963 and 1965 she studied in Paris at the École Supérieire des Beaux-Arts and at the Académie du Feu.
Title: Man´s Torso
Artist: Dorita de Castel-Branco
Media (materials) used: Grey Granite
Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Park at Av. D. Vasco da Gama, Restelo, Lisboa
Date of creation or placement: 1971
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