Untitled 2018.27.25

Unknown
Leon, Dennis

Object Details

TITLE:
Untitled 2018.27.25
DATE:
Unknown
MEDIUM:
Bronze and wood
DIMENSIONS:
15 1/2 x 14 x 11 in.
CREDIT LINE:
Gift of the June and Perry Ottenberg Estate, 2018

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Description

Leon’s untitled sculpture is a figurative narrative involving a bull and a matador. The matador is elevated on a high plane; although he leans back, he may fall forward and impale himself. The bull’s horns are formidable spikes, but the tragic animal’s body is pierced and contorted, as if already fallen in the conflict of man and beast.

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