Zoltán Kemény (1907-1965)
Mentalité mécanique, 1964
Trimmed iron on panel
107 x 81 x 20 cm
Provenance:
- Private collection, Los Angeles
- Galerie Lelong, Paris
- Purchased from the latter by the current owner
- Private collection, Paris
Exhibitions:
- Venice, XXXIIth Venice biennale, Swiss Pavillion, 1964, exhibition catalogue, unpaginated
- Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, "Zoltan Kemény", 1966
- Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Fondation Maeght, "Kemény", 23 March - 31 May 1974, illustrated in the exhibition catalogue p. 83
Bibliography: G. Picon, E. Rathke, "Kemény, reliefs en métal", Maeght Editeur, Suisse, 1973, illustrated in black and white under no. 180 p. 158
Note: Zoltan Kemény was awarded the first prize in sculpture at the XXXIIth Venice biennale in 1964, during which this work was presented in the Swiss Pavillion.