Brazilian Modern Kinetic Sculpture of a Horse in Resin, Abraham Palatinik, 1960s

Available today, this Brazilian Modern Kinetic Sculpture of a Heron in Resin by Abraham Palatinik made in the 1960s is gorgeous!

This is part of the Artemis collection that features hundreds of different animals, each with sleek, flat silhouettes. Original label on bottom.

The sculpture is featured in our showroom on top of a Giuseppe Scapinelli coffee table, a pair of Geraldo de Barros armchairs and a Celina Decoracoes sofa.

Abraham Palatnik (2 February 1928 – 9 May 2020) was a Brazilian abstract artist and inventor whose innovations include kinechromatic art. Palatnik was born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, lived from 1932 to 1947 in Israel before settling in Rio de Janeiro, where he spent most of his adult life. He is considered a Pioneer of technological art in Brazil for his early use of mechanical systems and light. He exhibited some of his works in the First Biennial of São Paulo in 1951. Two works by Palatnik are in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.

Dimensions: H11.8, W3.1, D4.9 (in) H30, W8, D12.5 (cm).