ERNEST TINO TROVA (American, 1927-2009). Folding Man, 1969. Solid brass hinged figure contained in Perspex box. Folding ...

Description

ERNEST TINO TROVA (American, 1927-2009)
Folding Man, 1969
Solid brass hinged figure contained in Perspex box
Folding man: 12-1/2 x 4-1/2 inches (31.8 x 11.4 cm)
Box: 5 x 5 x 5 inches
Published by Multiples, Inc., New York

PROVENANCE:
Property from the Collection of Drs. Betty Hosmer and Osman Mawardi, Cleveland
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Chicago, September 9, 2007 (lot 110)
Private Collection, New York

NOTE:
"Ernest Trova, an artist whose signature creation, a gleaming humanoid known as "Falling Man," appeared in a series of sculptures and paintings and became a symbol of an imperfect humanity hurtling into the future. Trova was largely known as a sculptor, but his "Falling Man," a standard of Pop Art, began life as a painted figure, taking shape on his easel in the early 1960s. Faceless, armless, with a hint of a belly and, its name notwithstanding, of indeterminate sex, the figure struck a variety of poses, sometimes juxtaposed with other like figures, sometimes with mechanical appendages [as is the case with this lot.]" Bruce Weber, New York Times March 13, 2009

His Falling Man became his trademark and Folding Man is certainly an historic and significant mechanical sculpture of what became his greatest icon, instantly recognizable by all.


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