Biography

Miguel Ortiz Berrocal was a Spanish sculptor. He is best known for his small plastic art, the so-called “puzzle sculptures”.

He studied mathematics and architecture at the University of Madrid, later art in Paris and Rome, before settling in Negrar, near Verona. At the end of the fifties, Berrocal began with his puzzle sculptures made of metal. He created his first dismountable sculpture in 1959. With these special, rather small sculptures he gained international attention. For example, he participated in the documenta III in Kassel in 1964. His work shows influences of Eduardo Chillida. Berrocal’s sculptures are part of international collections, for example of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

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Miguel Berrocal
Goliath, 1972
brass polished with 79 elements
25 x 15 cm
Miguel Berrocal
Goliath

1972

brass polished with 79 elements

25 x 15 cm

serial number 1332

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Nummer 1332/2000

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Miguel Berrocal
Posing Lesson, 1969
nickel and blue stone
10.5 × 4.8 × 7 cm
Miguel Berrocal
Posing Lesson

1969

nickel and blue stone

10.5 × 4.8 × 7 cm

signed

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Miguel Berrocal
Mini Cariatide Opus 109, 1968
Nickel
15 x 6.8 x 3.5 cm
Miguel Berrocal
Mini Cariatide Opus 109

1968

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15 x 6.8 x 3.5 cm

signed

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