(b Barcelona, 21 Sept 1876; d Arceuil, 27 March 1942). Spanish sculptor, metalworker, draughtsman and jeweller. As a sculptor he pioneered a technique of working directly with metal in the 1930s and is particularly known for his abstract forged and welded open-form constructions in iron, bronze and silver. Although he incorporated both Surrealist and Constructivist elements in his work, Gonz?lez was independent of any movement. He made a significant contribution to the 'truth to materials' discourse of his time and was an important example for David Smith as well as Anthony Caro, Eduardo Chillida and other sculptors working with welded metal after World War II.
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