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MIGUEL ORTIZ BERROCAL (1933-2006)
Mini Caryatid I, Mini Caryatid II, Mini David and Mini Maria (Four works)
Mini Caryatid I
incised with the artist's signature 'berrocal' (lower turning edge) and number '1306' (on the reverse)
chrome-plated Zamak
6 x 2 ⅜ x 2 ⅜ in. (15.2 x 6 x 6 cm.)
Executed in 1968-1969. This work is number 1306 from an edition of 8500, part of a total edition of 10000.

Mini Caryatid II
incised with the artist's signature 'berrocal' (lower turning edge) and number '503' (on the reverse)
chrome-plated Zamak
6 x 2 ⅜ x 2 ⅜ in. (15.2 x 6 x 6 cm.)
Executed in 1968-69. This work is number 503 from an edition of 8500, part of a total edition of 10000.

Mini David
incised with the artist's signature and number 'berrocal 3258' (right side edge)
nickel-plated Zamak
5 ⅜ x 2 ¼ x 2 ¼ in. (13.7 x 5.7 x 5.7 cm.)
Executed in 1969. This work is number 3258 from an edition of 9500, part of a total edition of 10000.

Mini Maria
incised with the artist's signature and number 'berrocal 2264' (on the underside)
chrome-plated Zamak and moonstone
1 ¾ x 3 ⅛ x 1 ½ in. (4.4 x 7.9 x 3.8 cm.)
Executed in 1968-1969. This work is number 2264 from an edition of 8500, part of a total edition of 10000.



Provenance
Louis and Charlotte Bergman, New York and Jerusalem, acquired directly from the artist
Bequest from the above to the present owner, 2006
Literature
Mini Cariatide I and Mini Cariatide II:
G. Fall, ed., Opus International 21, Paris, December 1970, p. 10 (another example illustrated).
G. Marchiori, La Sculpture de Berrocal, Brussels, 1973, pp. 85 and 113 (another example illustrated).
M. Gardner, "Mathematical Games," Scientific American, vol. 238, no. 1, January 1978, p. 20 (another example illustrated).
J. Gallego and F. Passoni, Antologica Berrocal (1955-1984), Madrid, 1984, pp. 70-71, 238-239, 446, 480-481, no. 109 (another example illustrated).
Miguel Berrocal Skulpturen, exh. cat., Offenbach am Main, 1987, p. 95.
J.-L. Ferrier, Berrocal, Paris, 1989, p. 159.
M. Gardner, "Arte y matemáticas," TEMAS, n. 77, July-September 2014, p. 56 (another example illustrated).

Mini David:
C. Pélieu, Ce que dit la bouche d'ombre dans le bronze-étoile d'une tête, suivi de Dernière minute électrifiée, Paris, 1969 (another example illustrated on the cover).
TAURUS Nr. 10, Berrocal, New York, 10 April 1969, pp. 71-73 (another example illustrated).
B. Alfieri and C. Argan, eds., Metro 15, The International Review of Contemporary Art, Milan, May 1969, pp. 152-154 (another example illustrated).
F. Bises, "Sculpture, Take Apart and Look Again," Time Magazine, 23 May 1969, p. 78.
G. Fall, ed., Opus International 21, Paris, December 1970, p. 10 (another example illustrated).
Orangerie Multiples Köln présente sa première série de mini sculptures multiples par Berrocal, Cologne, 1970.
G. Marchiori, La Sculpture de Berrocal, Brussels, 1973, pp. 16, 84 and 112 (another example illustrated).
C. Naylor and G. P-Orridge, eds., Contemporary Artists, London and New York, 1977, p. 103 (another example illustrated).
M. Gardner, "Mathematical Games," Scientific American, vol. 238, no. 1, January 1978, p. 20 (another example illustrated).
J. Gallego and F. Passoni, Antologica Berrocal (1955-1984), Madrid, 1984, pp. 16, 30, 48, 119, 168-171, 379, 446, 479-480, no. 107 (another example illustrated).
Miguel Berrocal Skulpturen, exh. cat., Offenbach am Main, 1987, pp. 17 and 74 (another example illustrated).
G. Syamken, Die dritten Dimension : Plastiken, Konstruktionen, Objekte : Bestandskatalog der Skulpturenabteilung der Hamburger Kunsthalle, 1988, pp. 102-104, 474.
J.-L., Ferrier, Berrocal, Paris, 1989, p. 159 (another example illustrated).
Berrocal, Valencia, 2002, pp. 44-45 (another example illustrated).
"La revista delle idee in movimento," Mercedes, September 2004, p. 62 (another example illustrated).
Coleccion de Arte Ateneo de Málaga, Málaga, 2008, pp. 253 and 258 (another example illustrated).

Mini Maria:
Orangerie Multiples Köln présente sa première série de mini sculptures multiples par Berrocal, Cologne, 1970.
G. Marchiori, La Sculpture de Berrocal, Brussels, 1973, p. 17 (another example illustrated).
M. Gardner, "Mathematical Games," Scientific American, vol. 238, no. 1, January 1978, p. 22 (another example illustrated).
J. Gallego and F. Passoni, Antologica Berrocal (1955-1984), Madrid, 1984, pp. 446 and 478, no. 108 (another example illustrated).
Miguel Berrocal Skulpturen, exh. cat., Offenbach am Main, 1987, p. 95.
B. Alfieri and C. Argan, eds., Metro 15, The International Review of Contemporary Art, Milan, May 1969, pp. 158 (another example illustrated).
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Miguel Ortiz Berrocal (1933-2006) was a Spanish figurative and abstract sculptor best known for his puzzle sculptures. These works can be disassembled into many abstract pieces and can also be reassembled into different arrangements.

A print and digital version of the instructions and assembly for the sculptures can be obtained by contacting the Berrocal Foundation at berrocal.net

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