Bidspirit auction | DELFIM Maya: 1886-1978. Lisboa. 1998.

DELFIM Maya: 1886-1978. Lisboa. 1998. - DELFIM Maya: 1886-1978 . Lisboa: Edições Inapa, 1998. 208 pp.: il.;320 mm. A definitive monograph on Delfim Maria de Sousa Maya (Porto, 1886 - Lisbon, 1978), coordinated by his granddaughter Maria José Maya. A self-taught sculptor, Delfim Maya belongs to the first generation of Portuguese modernists and is considered the greatest representative of animal sculpture of his time, with the horse as the main theme of his work. His unique place in the history of Portuguese sculpture is mainly due to the introduction, in 1934, of sculpture in cut and folded sheet metal, unique pieces executed without any welding, in which movement is the most striking characteristic. He was the first Portuguese sculptor to systematically work with iron and other metals. José-Augusto França wrote about him that, among the great sculptors who worked with metal, he was the only one who did so. His work also includes bronze sculptures and paintings, developed along an irregular path, marked by two political exiles linked to his monarchist convictions. Profusely illustrated volume. Estimated. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate